Reflections

What happens when you say "No."

autism boundaries neurodivergent Oct 07, 2021

Do you know that you can say No?

So many of us don’t.

We’ve been conditioned to understand that No means others will talk behind our backs about our selfishness or coldness.

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Failed relationships & neurodivergence

autism boundaries commuincation dating friendship masking neurodivergent socialising trauma Sep 11, 2021

Ahh, the wonderful weekend. I hope you're having a brilliant one so far.

This week, for something different, the team and I decided we'd share a conversation with community from my Facebook page this...

I'd rather stab my eye than do this... (spoiler: it's group work)

autism behaviours learning styles neurodivergent Aug 13, 2021

I still cringe inside when remembering the moments I heard “Okay everyone, find a partner”, or “So we’re going to get into groups of three”...

No.

Nah, not doin’ it.

I would rat

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This is Me.

autism boundaries communication identity legacy neurodivergent Aug 13, 2021

I no longer paint my nails.

I don't adorn myself with jewellery.

I take my time responding to messages and I seldom answer my phone. I have a message bank.

I say no to social

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My Dreaming Life

anxiety autism behaviours resilience trauma Aug 13, 2021

*Trigger warning: Trauma nightmares, self-harm, police, psychiatric ward*

My dreaming life.

As I age, it becomes more intense; a beckoning for me to process what feels like ins

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I remember every single name, every single humiliation.

adhd autism identity parenting pda trauma Aug 13, 2021

At fifteen years old, I left school midway through Year Nine and went into the workforce.

I vehemently expressed that I would not return to school and with that, my mother said if I was not return...

This is how I live most of my life now.

autism pathalogical demand avoidance pda Aug 13, 2021

Today I put aside a few hours to revisit my plan for thriving autistically.

Those drop-offs of the very things that support my wellbeing happen so subtly and quickly as time goes on that I d

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Labels, labels, labels.

autism language neurodivergent Aug 13, 2021

Trigger Warning: swearing, harsh words.

I hear families often speak about their fear in "labelling" their children autistic, ADHD, among other neurodivergences because they worry their ch

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She is so much more.

autism behaviours parenting schooling Aug 05, 2021

I often touch on how important it is to move beyond the generic support framework for our autistic children in the classroom. This includes a timer, dot points on the board and visuals.

Whil

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We bring our children home.

autism neurodivergent parenting schooling Jul 22, 2021

We bring our children home

From failed systems

That have been enabled not to care

Not to care for our children

For us; when we were the children

We educate our children

And while trying

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