Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Sometimes dysregulation can feel like it has simply set in. There can be phases where every day feels harder and more out of your control. While there can be other factors that genuinely are beyond your control, one common issue is our own negative feelings as parents. Neurodivergent people have the reputation of lacking empathy, however the vast majority are quite the opposite. Many are emotional sponges, whether they want to be or not! Setting[…]...
TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of suicide Impulse control can be difficult for many neurodivergent people. Sometimes it is a genuine inability to control reflexes, responses, and behaviours. Often, however, it is just an inclination; the simple fact that impulse control does not come naturally and needs to be learned more explicitly through techniques such as Urge Surfing. Admittedly, this is also the case for some neurotypical people too! Just as the majority of the general population[…]...
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
