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Reflections

 

 

 

 

 

Am I more than neurodivergent?

In order to identify as neurodivergent, I have first had to understand what I diverge from.

Most people hear the term neurodivergent and hear that I am diverging from ‘typical’.

Typical neurobiology.

But...

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You don't like the soup?

(ETA: This is not about being against therapy. It is a piece on the problematic nature of generic frameworks thrown at autistic people, rather than a consideration of the individual needs, wants, pref...

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Hypermobility

Long story short.

Oh, I love the fantasy of the "long story short" right there for me, an ADHDer.

But I'll try.

Last year, I laid on a surgery table, unresponsive, in hypertensive crisis.

I was

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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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Failed relationships & neurodivergence

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...

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

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.

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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Labels, labels, labels.

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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My university days went like this.

I'm not an autistic researcher.
 
I am not a psychologist.
 
I take my hat off to my neurokin who are.
 
I am forever grateful to those who are engaged in research and academia, cr
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