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As you can imagine, Tehnyat (TEH-nee-yut) is an incredibly unique name. I am convinced my parents made it up. It is of Arab/Pakistani origin and means "joy" and "congratulations"—coincidentally, where my informal middle name, Joy, comes from.

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The Bouncy Brain, LLC is my consulting business. I help organizations and educational institutions audit their hiring practices and implement neurodivergent-inclusive, universally designed alternatives. As my work has progressed, The Bouncy Brain has become a sort of pen name for me. I also share musings, observations, frameworks, research, and essays in The Bouncy Brain's newsletter.

As a neurodivergent person, the "what is your favorite..." questions cook my brain into scrambled eggs! Here are some works that have left a lasting impression on me and my life:

Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer); The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón); Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen); In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado); Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson); The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Hemingway); The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah); Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus); The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune).

My writing is generally: unplanned, unpredictable, hyperfocused sprints, and scarily specific/detailed. I use Obsidian for all my projects with minimalist, project-specific templates I can duplicate via hotkey. So all I have to do is open Obsidian, press the key, and start. I do not open other apps during writing; I keep friction low because my ADHD brain needs that clarity. I write at length about this topic in my newsletter!

Ninety-five percent of the time, my dreams. My auDHD and dolphin chronotype gift me vivid, visceral dreams like films on a big screen. Upon waking, I jot them into my dream notes (a decades-long practice of mine).

Easiest: World-building. I work in vivid, visual scenes, so immersion comes naturally.
Runner-up: Hyperfocus, which silences my inner critic entirely.

Hardest: Missing major ingredients for writing fugue state. The grocery store is also out of stock. Items back on shelves: TBD.
Runner-up: Revisions. My nemesis. I believe everything is important; preserving my original intent feels like lifeblood. Nevertheless, it is a skill I am hoping to cultivate.

My auDHD significantly amplifies my creative work. I think recursively and associatively, with sharp visual-spatial memory that moves like a film in my head. I use metaphors because that is literally what I see. I write unconventionally because my brain is unconventional.

I do not separate my research from my creative work. Scientific, academic, clinical, and philosophical elements thread through everything because they are all facets of how I think, feel, process.

My current projects can be found here. I am always writing, though, attached to a project or not. I sometimes share these pieces, which you can find in my newsletter.

The best way is using the Contact form on this site. The response time varies depending on what I am working on, but I try to read everything. I am open to inquiries about writing, collaboration, speaking, and general conversation.