Excited & Exhausted? The holidays can be a strange mix of excitement and exhaustion. There’s comfort in familiar traditions and stress in the noise, expectations, and constant togetherness.
Surviving the Holidays as a ND Adult: Sensory, Social, & Emotional Strategies Read More »
Late diagnosis of ADHD and autism matters. For years, I thought I just needed to try harder.
To stay more organized. To be less sensitive. To finally “get it together.”
If you’re part of the late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD community, you are probably very familiar with the feeling of being “always on edge” or constantly exhausted.
Nervous System Regulation: What Late-Diagnosed Autistic & ADHD Adults Need to Know Read More »
It turns out that many of our challenges fall under the heading of executive function. Executive functioning is often described as the CEO of your brain. It coordinates everything from planning, organizing, and working memory to impulse control and emotional regulation.
Executive Function: Making Sense of Your Struggles Read More »
Turns out “just ignore it” doesn’t always work. Sensory sensitivities are real and can cause intense physical and emotional reactions. Learning how to create a sensory-friendly life is foundational for neurodivergent well-being.
Sensory Sensitivities: Practical Solutions For a Sensory-Friendly Life Read More »
These are all common examples of stimming. Stimming is short for Self-Stimulatory Behavior. Everybody stims! Stimming is part of the human experience. We can all relate to it, because we’ve all done it from time to time.
Understanding Stimming: Why It’s Important and How to Embrace It Read More »
Sensory sensitivities are real. The harsh fluorescent lights overhead are causing your eyes to squint involuntarily. Your pony-tail is weighing down your scalp, making your head throb. Then you’re suddenly hyper-aware of the tag in the back of your t-shirt scratching incessantly against your neck like a spindly insect.
Late-Identified autism? How was this possible? The first time I thought I might be autistic, I was sitting on the sofa next to my husband watching You-Tube videos of other late-identified neurodivergent people.
Discovered Late: Processing My Late-Identified Autism Read More »
