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ADHD / Autism / Coping strategies / Neurodivergence / neurodiversity / Neurotypicals / Sensory Processing Issues / Social interaction

All This Social Shit: Neurodivergence and Social Interaction

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As you all know, I have ADHD — actually, AuDHD. When you have that shit, dealing with the daily amount of sensory input is difficult. And, by “difficult”, I mean …

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ADHD / Autism / Coping strategies / Neurodivergence / neurodiversity / Routine

Comorbid Autism and ADHD, aka AuDHD

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If you could see inside my brain — like in a cartoon — you’d find two weirdos arguing over how to get shit done. Or even just how to make …

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ADHD / Applied Behavioral Analysis / Autism / Coping strategies / Neurodivergence / neurodiversity / Social interaction

Hello, My Name Isn’t… Name Tags and Neurodivergence

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As a rule, I try to research the things I talk about here. Either by rooting around on the internet, perusing journals for some peer-reviewed studies, or crowd-sourcing on A …

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Building a Neurodivergent Life

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One thing I’ve noticed since I started writing about being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world is how easy it is to fall into angry, ranty posts. In the last couple …

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ADHD / Autism / Coping strategies / neurodiversity

Neurotypical vs Neurodivergent: It’s a Different World Pt. 2

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Last Friday, I started delving into how neurotypical and neurodivergent people are different. So very fucking different. In that post, I talked about the fact that we are different, that …

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Swearing and Neurodivergence: Fuck Yeah!

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If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you’ve probably noticed that my language can be a little, well, let’s call it “salty”. Hell, even if you’re not, you’ve still …

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Hold On, Let Me Overthink This

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Last Sunday, I went to church even though I didn’t really want to. It wasn’t that I had a rough week or had overdone the peopling thing like I have …

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ADHD / Autism / Coping strategies / neurodiversity / Routine

Coping With Life’s Bullshit: Coping Skills and Neurodivergence

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Back in the spring, I attended an online presentation about neurodivergent students for my job (FYI, I am a writing tutor at the local community college). It wasn’t perfect–the presenter …

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