Getting More Done by Committing to Less, and why I now tackle my hardest work before 9 AM… and the gentle accountability that gets me there.
Continue reading Taming the Tedious Tasks: My AuDHD-Friendly Morning Strategy
Isolated. Hurting… Ashamed. I’ve spoken about the reasons I feel that Autistic overloads are not that different from overloads in non-autistics in the past (on multiple occasions). Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much more I’ve been asked to “put away” … Continue reading Shutdowns and Unspoken Pain: The Weight of Repressed Emotions and Unmet Needs
When I started this blog in the fall of 2016, I was going through a significant transition in my life – I’d just found out I was Autistic at the age of 29 after spending most of my life oblivious … Continue reading Letter to My Newly Diagnosed Autistic Self – Seven and a Half Years Later
Sensory obstacles are one of the biggest hindrances to my ability to communicate and socialize with others. There are a few reasons for this.
One way sensory things create an obstacle for me is that most social events are sensory nightmares by design.
Put a bunch of people in one indoor space, and it is almost always going to be more than my brain can handle (or if I survive it, I will then be exhausted and hung over – without touching alcohol).
If I turn down an invitation, people often take it personally, thinking I don’t want to spend time with them. Continue reading Autism and “Social Difficulties” – How Sensory and Motor Control Differences Can Make Socializing Difficult for Me as an Autistic Person
I’ve been spending a lot of time reflecting on who I used to be when I did not yet know I was Autistic, as well as who I am now (that I’ve known the truth about my mind for over seven years).
After months and hours of work… my ALL NEW Neuro-Inclusion 101 course for businesses, “NeuroDiversity at Work: Your Neuro-Inclusive Workplace, is FINALLY available for on-demand learning on Udemy!!! Continue reading NeuroDiversity at Work: Your Neuro-Inclusive Workplace
The Hidden Truth: How Adult Autism Diagnosis and Identification Can Transform Mental Health. The Life-Changing Impact of learning you are Autistic in adulthood.
Continue reading Almost Missed: Late Diagnosed – How Learning I am Autistic at the Age of 29 Saved My Life
We know we are different. Before I knew I was in NeuroDivergent, my labels were: Stubborn, “Lazy, Rebellions, Difficult, Stupid, Flake, dumb.” Now, those have been replaced with Autistic and ADHD.
Continue reading Should I tell my child they are NeuroDivergent?
Sometimes, people who say they “are not Autistic” actually ARE Autistic (but may not know it… yet). They’re not trying to be dismissive.
Continue reading “I do that, and I’m NOT Autistic!” Are you SURE?
Recently, I asked my NeuroDivergent readers if anyone has “ever tried to “punish” the NeuroDivergence out of” them (while being reasonably sure I knew the answer to my question).
Overwhelming comments came pouring in on various platforms, with stories from my readers telling how they had been harmed by people around them (who insisted on unfair and unrealistic expectations of NeuroTypicality).
I knew there would be Autistic People and ADHDers who had been punished for our NeuroTypes because many of my readers are my age (or older), and when we were growing up, punishment was the standard of care for kids who struggled to fall in line.
What surprised me was how many people with other NeuroTypes were also punished for things beyond their control. Continue reading Have You Ever Been Punished (or Scolded) for Your NeuroDivergence?
