Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of self-harm and suicide. Like many differences that have been listed in the DSM without objective review for a very long time, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is not what it sounds like. While the name implies that the condition is a flaw in a person’s personality, the disorder is actually a complex response to trauma. There is a push to reconsider the name, if only to prevent additional complications caused by negative[…]
While many neurodivergencies are present from birth, some are acquired. Even some that are present all along don’t make themselves known until later in life. When parents have a neurotypical child, then “suddenly” have a neurodivergent child – whether this is through having traits recognised and confirmed, or through the acquisition of a neurodivergence – it can be a shock to the system. Rightly or wrongly, a process of grief may begin. Acquired Neurodivergence Neurodivergencies[…]
