I'm Stacie Fanelli, a thin, cis, ace, Jewish, autistic & ADHD woman. My late ADHD diagnosis came in grad school upon realizing all my classmates seemed to be able to decide to write a paper and simply do it. Wondering what was "wrong" with me I sought out information and due to my privileges, had a fairly easy time collaborating with a team to understand and support my ADHD. Autism was harder. It took many cycles of burnout and self-blame while gradually and accidentally building a caseload of mostly autistic folks to conclude that there was more to the connection I felt with my clients than simply "clicking." I love sharing this because I think it demonstrates the most important value I hold in my clinical work - taking off my expert hat and learning from my clients. In the meantime, I've undergone a tremendous amount of grief while existing as a professional in a field (and world) not built for my brain, and I feel settled in a place of acceptance thanks in great part to the community of fellow neurodivergent clinicians who have laughed and cried with me through our shared struggles with oppression. Thus, facilitating The Neurodivergent Nest feels incredibly congruent with my love of and gratitude for peer support. 

My special interests are dogs, Taylor Swift, and (conveniently) radical mental healthcare. I facilitate a free monthly eating disorder support group for fellow autistic and ADHD adults, host Liberation Lunch meal support on Instagram, and volunteer with Body Reborn to support BIPOC eating disorder recovery. I live in Pittsburgh, PA on the ancestral land of the Adena culture, Hopewell culture, and Monongahela peoples and work on an outpatient basis with clients in California where I am licensed as a social worker.