Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Often one the greatest difficulties parents of autistic children face is a feeling of “What about me?”. When this is related to time, stress, etc, it is a valid feeling, and one that ought to be addressed. However many parents share a feeling of not feeling loved by their child. That they give and give, and do not receive. While this might be the case sometimes, it is often, yet again, our neuronormative society making[…]
Autistic people frequently mask. It is a natural reflexive consequence to the experience of living as an autistic person in a world built by and for neurotypical people. It is exhausting, and less than ideal as a long term solution. When people are able to accept their autism for its fantastic aspects, and accept their autistic self as worthy and wonderful, there is an opportunity for unmasking. For some people, this is a daily experience[…]
