A Different Operating System- Camille Herron on Neurodivergence and Communication

I’m in an IT Tech/AI education program with other Autistic people right now. A few weeks ago I was inspired listening to my classmates talk about themselves and their special interests. A lot of them have very specific interests and shared the details.

I totally understood them because that’s how I feel about running and bone science, which I talked about as my special interests.

Since starting the program, I’ve been endeared to my classmates because a lot of them ask lots of questions- which I do too. Asking questions helps clarify and process what we’re learning. Even the instructors encourage us to ask questions.

I think it’s really cool there’s a mutual understanding of how our brains work. I’ve learned a lot because we’re all asking great questions 💡🧠!

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Camille Herron Receives Support from the Sport & Rights Alliance While Advancing Athlete Safety and Integrity

Thank you so much to the Sport & Rights Alliance for your funding support and solidarity ⚖️✊.

Their work helps connect individuals impacted by harm in sport with critical legal, wellbeing, and safety resources.

I’ve been vocal about being a whistleblower who stood up for the safety and integrity of our sport. Speaking up came at a personal cost, and navigating the impact of this experience has required ongoing support, care, and resilience.

I’m deeply grateful for the Sport & Rights Alliance and for the Athlete Network for Safer Sports— a community that understands the lived experience of advocating for safety, accountability, and fairness in sport.

There is still important work ahead 🔨. I’ll continue doing my best to help move our sport toward being safer, more inclusive, equitable, and fair for everyone 🤲🌍.

https://www.endurancesportswire.com/ultrarunner-and-world-record-holder-camille-herron-receives-support-from-the-sport-rights-alliance-while-advancing-athlete-safety-and-integrity/

Camille Herron’s Whistleblower Story: Retaliation, Neurodivergence, and Standing Up for Integrity in Ultrarunning

I recently joined John Lacroix on the Human Potential Running Series Podcast for a thoughtful and in-depth conversation about my lived experience as an athlete, whistleblower, and neurodivergent human.

For the first time, I was able to publicly share- in my own voice- my experience as a whistleblower and the public smear campaign that followed to try and discredit and silence me, including false claims surrounding my husband’s Wikipedia account and the recent 24-Hour World Championship situation. Everything I discussed is well documented, evidence based, and explaining the formal processes I’ve been part of.

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Camille Herron: Why I Couldn’t Compete at the 24-Hour World Championship- A Call for Disability Inclusion in Sport

Hello everyone,

I’m sharing an accurate update directly from me.

After months of communication and follow-up since June with USATF and legal counsel, I did not receive assurance from the IAU that my reasonable disability accommodation request would be supported at the 24-Hour World Championship.

The 24-Hour World Championship can be a very difficult environment for neurodivergent athletes, with 24 hours of sustained sensory overload. There’s only so much an athlete can do to self-accommodate 😎🎧. Those who need it should have space within the rules that reasonably accommodates our needs and ensures fair, equitable competition….

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