Therapy, Neurodiversity and LEGO: A Personal Journal

Therapy, Neurodiversity and LEGO: A Personal Journal

It is a wonderous thing to find your equilibrium through building, sorting and all the other activities surrounding the LEGO hobby. Yes, LEGO can become an obsession, but in moderation, it can become the best kind of therapy to explore the worlds inside of you.

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Say Hello to the New BrickNerd Team

Say Hello to the New BrickNerd Team

There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable LEGO people to see if they could become something more. Nine countries and at least ten languages later, we have gathered a team of incredible builders, writers, historians and artists to make connections across continents and showcase the best the global LEGO fan community has to offer. BrickNerds, assemble!

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LEGO Illuminati

Rumors of the legendary LEGO Illuminati, the secret society of enlightened AFOLs, are greatly exaggerated. I for one don't know what you're talking about. I mean, really, a sect of adult fans of LEGO who know people on the inside of the organization, who have special preview knowledge and early access to sets before the general public. A group who can...wait a second...I think I've said too much. Alex THELEGOFAN, it's time you learned the secret handshake.. 

LEGO illuminati

He Wields A Mighty Hammer

It's not easy being a LEGO Community Manager. There's all the phone calls, travel and email. There's the continual complaining from the whiny AFOL community. And if one more person asks about monorail track, someone's gonna get hurt. Well builder Si-MOCs understands this anguish, and gave Kevin Hinkle a mighty hammer to wield, and wield it he did.

Hinkle Hammer
HINKLE SMASH