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My children won't get the same Mother

Uncategorized 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 in...

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Celebrating when clients move on

Uncategorized 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...

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Healing the child behind the parent

Uncategorized 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.

Cur...

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Raising ourselves and our children in neurodivergent culture

Uncategorized 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 impossi
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Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA

Uncategorized Jan 06, 2022
Kristy Forbes
Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA
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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 au...

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Navigating ND Culture: Parenting

Uncategorized 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 

 

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Stop looking away from intersectionality

Kristy Forbes
Stop looking away from intersectionality
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(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...
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What happens when you say "No."

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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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, c
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