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Reflections

 

 

 

 

 

Relational Safety: The most important workplace accommodation of all, for Neurodivergent teams

Uncategorized Mar 02, 2023

Every time I bring someone new onto our team at inTune Pathways or into my own home as a support to our neurodivergent family, I notice a few things that are reflective of the way we've been condition...

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This week is a sorrowful one for me - By Dannielle, our Social Media Manager

Uncategorized Jan 26, 2023

This week is a sorrowful one for me - as a proud Gamilaraay yinarr (woman) I am painfully
reminded that sovereignty was never ceded on these stolen lands; from the moment
Captain Cook “discovered” Botan...

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What are your qualifications?

Uncategorized Jan 07, 2023
 

Yesterday, someone trolled me on social media.
That in itself isn’t the thing. That happens to autistic folks who joyfully resist the disorder narrative all the time.
It’s threatening to some, to read m...

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You deserve to be liberated; an end of year reflection.

Uncategorized Dec 24, 2022

TW: Nightmares, trauma and neurodivergence.

 

 

Something I haven't touched on in regard to PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance, Persistent Drive for Autonomy) are the nightmares.

Many of our child...

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Receiving Gifts - An Autistic Experience

Uncategorized Dec 07, 2022

A guest post by our inTune Pathways Team member, Deirdre

 

In the 3 years since we found out my youngest, and subsequently, my husband, myself and my eldest child are all autistic, I have had well-m...

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We can reframe our experience of parenting autistic children

Uncategorized Oct 16, 2022

Trigger warning: functioning labels, mention of suicidality, marriage separation
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I am a parent of four and a full time carer.

I know within the autistic community, there are those who oppose the te...

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Discovering me

Uncategorized Sep 26, 2022

A guest post by Alana Reeves

Most people don’t get to discover who they are at 40 years of age. It sounds like it could be an overwhelming experience, doesn’t it? To discover that you’re a completely...

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School trauma is real

Uncategorized Aug 26, 2022

I was so excited for my son to start big school. He loved kindergarten, although he was slow to
start in the mornings. We often dropped him off late, but the kinder teachers did not mind. He
found his g...

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The Facade of 'Hope".

Uncategorized Jul 21, 2022
Kristy Forbes
The Facade of 'Hope".
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TW: Suicidality, depression, anxiety, eating disorders
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Many families are encouraged to cling to the narrative that there is “hope” for their autistic child.

Normally it’s related to the succ...

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This is not about our children

Uncategorized Jun 20, 2022

I'm a person. I'm just like everyone else and I don't have all the answers for every situation for every family.

What I might implement in my home with my family might be detrimental to yours and rea...

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