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Setting and Maintaining Boundaries when You are Autistic or Neurodivergent

Lyric Holmans

When I first discovered I was Autistic at the age of 29, it was because I was going through Autistic burnout and that’s because I was in a perpetual state of burning myself out because I didn’t know I was Autistic and I didn’t know how to establish healthy boundaries with the neuro-typical people around me that kept insisting I didn’t really need the things I was saying I needed. Continue reading Setting and Maintaining Boundaries when You are Autistic or Neurodivergent

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Autism & Neurodiversity Chat – Are All Autistic People Traumatized? – Problems with the Medical Model

Lyric Holmans

Topics YOU requested:

The idea that trauma and autism are so hard to distinguish because society doesn’t make untraumatised Autistics.

The problems with how Autistic people are diagnosed/the limitations of the medical model.

What healthy boundaries are and how to keep them kindly.

Late diagnosis and moving forward after discovering you are Autistic late in life.

Overcoming internalized ableism and loving your Autistic self.

Advocating for your needs as an Autistic Person.
Continue reading Autism & Neurodiversity Chat – Are All Autistic People Traumatized? – Problems with the Medical Model

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PODCAST – The Gender Expression One, Autisticly Aaron Chats with Christa Holmans (NeuroRebel)

Lyric Holmans

Autisticly Aaron In this weeks episode, chats with Christa Holmans a gender fluid neurodivergent advocate known to many as the Neurodivergent Rebel a leader in the conversation on neurodivergent rights. Autisticly Aaron also has Fen from Stimolgy in the Stim Pride Show Case and your weekly neuro news desk breifing. Continue reading PODCAST – The Gender Expression One, Autisticly Aaron Chats with Christa Holmans (NeuroRebel)

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Autistic Mental Health – Neurodivergent Rebel with Haley Moss & Paul Austin

Lyric Holmans

Hey everybody, this is Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel here and may is mental health awareness month. And however, you know, autistic mental health can differ from non-autistic mental health for a few reasons. And today I am back with Paul Austin, our resident “NT” and Haley Moss, who is the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida, to digest this issue. Continue reading Autistic Mental Health – Neurodivergent Rebel with Haley Moss & Paul Austin

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Autism & Overcoming Anxiety Disorder (w/ Neurodivergent Rebel) – Thoughty Auti Podcast Episode #6

Lyric Holmans

In this episode, we about the struggles of anxiety disorders and how they tie into an autism diagnosis all too often. We explore the biological and social sides to anxiety, ways you notice your stress levels increasing, ways to prevent future panic attacks, and mindsets to develop in order to cope with the disorder. Continue reading Autism & Overcoming Anxiety Disorder (w/ Neurodivergent Rebel) – Thoughty Auti Podcast Episode #6