From a neurodivergent occupational therapist (OT), this article is great for parents who are noticing that they have much in common with their autistic or otherwise neurodivergent child.
Jorn Bettin, in collaboration with the autistic community, has come up with a communal definition of autism. We ask that you use the comment section below to let us know what ideas you have to improve this definition.
Even when it’s the truth, even when you expect it, even when you long to have the validation of an autistic diagnosis for your child, the tears will still come.
Alexithymia has never been so thoroughly or thoughtfully defined in all the ways it affects a person who can’t feel exactly how it affects them.
If you have a compulsive need to bite your nails or pick your skin, don’t be ashamed. It’s a normal behavior that you can redirect to healthier ways to stay regulated.
I’ve been doing a video series on YouTube for the past six months called, “Why Autistic People Do That”, and it has been one of
On why self-diagnosis is valid and how to accept yourself as belonging to the autistic community (Part 2 of 2).
I went on my first date when I was about twenty. I know. I’m too cute to be such a late bloomer. I’m autistic. I
She knew she was different, and so did the classmates who bullied her. One woman’s journey to realizing that the clumsiness, the intense interests, the anxiety, and the sensory challenges all led to the fact that she was autistic.
At some point, this will end. Nothing lasts forever. It will stop. It will. Yesterday, I sat through an hour and a half of torture.
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