Why wasn't I invited to be a Jedi? (a fun one)
Mar 03, 2021
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Random weekday memory...
I once went against my better judgement out of curiosity (it's ALWAYS that autistic curiosity and fascination with humans, concepts and belief systems) and sat in on a live webinar on DNA spiritual and energetic cleansing.
Yep, I just said that.
You have permission to protect your energy.
Feb 24, 2021
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It's okay to let others squirm a little; to provide them an opportunity to take responsibility for their discomfort.
It's okay for us to speak up, to correct pronouns, to share our language preferences and to ask for what we need.
I spent so many years of my life never standing...
PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and villains.
Dec 28, 2020
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Why do so many children with a PDA autistic profile take on the character of a villain, a bad guy or a monster, werewolf, zombie, anything that seems a disapproved of figure?
Because we come to understand very quickly that there is something powerful within us that even we cannot...
Her behaviour was unacceptable.
Dec 04, 2020
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(Shared with permission from my adult daughter.)
Cleaning out the shed today, I found a box of things collected since my teens.
I felt such sadness when I found this.
I was 18 when my first baby was born.
I was on my own and lived in public housing, and absolutely loved being a Mum.
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The diversity of resilience.
Dec 04, 2020
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Ahhh, resilience.
The word "resilience" and "resilient" sit uncomfortably for me.
I've seen it used for belittling, dismissing, gaslighting, invalidating and bullying more than I've seen it used for good.
How do we measure resilience?
I think we do ourselves a huge disservice as a society by being so...
