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Autism and Masking
Have you ever experienced people commenting on your autistic child (or self) something along the lines of “But he/she doesn’t look autistic!”? One reason for this comment may be because the neurodivergent condition known as autism is actually autism spectrum disorder. This means that the symptoms can vary depending on each individual. But a second Read more
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Neurodivergence Book Review: Different by Sally Clarkson
When I was still struggling to make sense of what was going on with my second son, I found Different by Sally Clarkson in a thrift bookstore. Some friends had highly recommended her to me a couple of years back, and I’d already read a few of her books, like the Life-Giving Home and the Read more
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Top 5 Best Books on Sensory Processing Disorder for Parents
If someone you love has been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), the first thing to help you cope is to learn all about it. Thankfully, we now have plenty of books available on the subject, so you don’t have to grope around in the dark. In our family, SPD was one of the first Read more
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Sensory Meltdown: The 4 Stages
Living with a neurodivergent child (or adult) comes with its set of challenges. Meltdowns are among the most common and not-always-easy things to deal with. Perhaps understanding a bit more of how a sensory meltdown happens can help. A sensory meltdown usually happens as a result of overstimulation. People with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can Read more
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Is It a Temper Tantrum or Sensory Meltdown?
As parents, we always want our children to be well-behaved. And when they act up, we usually have discipline strategies up our sleeves to make sure they go back to the expected behavior. After all, we don’t want to be that parent whose kid throws temper tantrums in the middle of the supermarket just because Read more
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6 Ways Dyslexia Affects Daily Life
Dyslexia is most commonly known as a learning disability that makes it difficult for a person to learn to read. It’s often portrayed (at least, in movies) as a child who can’t decipher the words because he tends to flip the letters that look alike, or these letters are “dancing” all over the place. But not Read more
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The Neurodivergent Person’s Need for Accommodations
What if neurodivergence is not something that needs to be fixed, but something to embrace? Maybe then we can make the accommodations that our or our loved ones’ neurodivergent minds need. In the old days, the child diagnosed with a neurodivergent condition was seen as someone having problems that we could—and should!—troubleshoot and find a Read more
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Parenting a Neurodivergent Child Can Be Overwhelming!
We all thought parenting was supposed to be easy. But parenting a neurodivergent child? What happens when all we want to do every. single. day. is to turn our backs on the ones we’re supposed to be taking care of–because we just. CAN’T. TAKE. it anymore? First off, hugs! You’re not alone, and it’s not Read more
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Sensory Processing Disorder 101
My first experience with sensory processing disorder (SPD) was visiting some friends in Singapore, whose child had been diagnosed with SPD. They showed us his playroom, filled with all these climbing walls, balance beams, and just about any physically-challenging “toy” that any of my kids would’ve loved to have in the house! Interestingly, it was Read more
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Adult Diagnosis of Neurodivergence
As they say, it’s better late than never. Nothing is truer than for a neurodivergence diagnosis in adulthood! Maybe, like me, a lot of your experience being misunderstood as a child makes sense through the lens of ND. And maybe it can help rewrite our stories–and help us heal somewhere inside. Neurodivergence: Quick Definition Neurodivergence Read more