Reflections

My Dreaming Life anxiety autism behaviours resilience trauma Aug 13, 2021

*Trigger warning: Trauma nightmares, self-harm, police, psychiatric ward*

My dreaming life.

As I age, it becomes more intense; a beckoning for me to process what feels like insurmountable, unfathomable pain, buried away.

There are many parts to my story...

Awareness month? Nah, not over here. autism language neurodivergent parenting radical acceptance resilience Apr 01, 2021

This morning I'm reminded of an appointment with an obstetrician in the public system seven years ago.

I was heavily pregnant with my last baby.

He was going over my subsequent pregnancies and deliveries and stopped upon something in the notes that was apparently worth dropping...

Image of a person holding a placard with the words 'A smile to protect'

Repeat after me... "I am not my child." autism parenting resilience Mar 25, 2021

People need the space and freedom to feel; to explore and understand the incredibly complex depth and range of their emotional life.

This begins in childhood.

As children, particularly autistic children, it’s important for us to be afforded and provided a safe and secure...

(Image description: a photo of a young, green seedling sprouting from the ground. The ground is covered in small rocks)

The diversity of resilience. neurodivergent resilience Dec 04, 2020

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...

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