Reflections

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When 'healing' from trauma is the new self imposed pressure May 15, 2022

Sometimes I think we need to take stock of the ways in which we place undue pressure onto ourselves around who we are.

So many of us in the neurodivergent community are in the process of 'healing'. Healing from trauma, healing from intergenerational unidentified neurodivergence and the strain...

I rise between 4-6am. Apr 25, 2022

Every morning, I rise from my slumber anywhere between 4-6 am.

I know this isn’t a commonly shared experience, my love for the dawn.

Growing up in a sole parent family, my parent, having worked as a wool classer for many years, was always up around the same...

(Image is of Kristy and her two eldest children. They are all laughing at being grossed out by the amount of physical affection asked of us whilst taking photographs. Image is shared with consent.)

My children won't get the same Mother Apr 16, 2022

In our home, we have an open and ongoing dialogue around equity, equality and how this might look within our family.

We teach our children through examples and conversations about broader societal inequities they’re able to grasp, and appreciate that equity is not the same as equality.

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Celebrating when clients move on Apr 10, 2022

Around six months ago, an email was forwarded to me by our company manager from a client, letting me know that after just over a year with me, they were moving on.

I felt a pang of panic, and a touch of sadness that I’d no longer be connecting with this wonderful woman. A mother of autistic...

Healing the child behind the parent Apr 08, 2022

This morning in therapy I took a deep dive, head first into some pretty challenging work on myself.

As many will know, I’m transparent in the ways in which I share particular aspects of my life.

Currently, my husband and I are in the process of marital separation. It’s a decision we...

Raising ourselves and our children in neurodivergent culture Feb 04, 2022

Autistic family culture; neurodivergent family culture is whatever works for you in alignment with your neurobiology collectively as a unit.

Sounds impossible sometimes, right? Feels impossible when our needs, our sensory profiles, our neurotypes may be conflicting. So we take it one...

Kristy Forbes - inTune Pathways

Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA

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Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA Jan 06, 2022

I woke up this morning with ‘that’ feeling. The one where I’m already anxious before my eyes open and my brain boots up.

My feet are rubbing together furiously and I’m rocking on my side, my organic autistic movement for regulation. My body is wise and knows what to do.

The...

How I started shifting my parenting perspective Nov 27, 2021

Navigating ND Culture: Parenting Oct 30, 2021

Hello weekend!

This weekend I chat with you about the varying parenting approaches and styles of neurodivergent families.

So grab a cuppa, get comfy, and enjoy!

KF x

Kristy Forbes - inTune Pathways

Stop looking away from intersectionality

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Stop looking away from intersectionality adhd antiracism autism autistic intersectionality lgbtqia+ parenting racism Oct 14, 2021

(Warning: This written content includes discussion around themes of racism, transphobia, homophobia, suicidality.)

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Almost every time I address the topic of intersectionality on my social media, people unlike, unfollow and sometimes, openly, confidently and obnoxiously...

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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.

We know it will often mean others will say things about us and think things about...

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I am not my trauma neurodivergent trauma Sep 24, 2021

Yesterday, my youngest child came inside the house to tell me a bird had fallen from it’s nest.

As I neared the back fence, where all the neighbourhood birds gather in all of their breeds, colours, sounds and varieties; I saw it. It was a tiny little thing, making it’s way...

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