NeurobeautifulMy last post talked about the vital role of movement to prevent and heal from trauma. Now let’s address the elephant in the room.
Stimming is movement. Movement reduces trauma. Stimming can help reduce the impact of trauma.
Rocking, humming, flapping, and bouncing are excellent ways to release the stress of an intense moment. I …
Nothing about the neurodiversity movement will make sense until you can recognize and rescue yourself from the Neurotypical Fallacy.
It’s actually called the Typical Mind Fallacy, but I prefer the other name because it seems more common among neurotypicals.
Not that neurodivergent folks are immune – cognitive biases are human, and we are not divine. …
If you self-identify as autistic, people will doubt it because you don’t look autistic.
If you self-identify as autistic, and you write hundreds of posts explaining why, people will doubt it because you don’t have the medical establishment’s seal of approval.
If you get officially diagnosed, and it happens easily, people will doubt it because …
If you’re consistently understimulated, then you might have ADHD.
If you’re consistently overstimulated, then you might be a Highly Sensitive Person.
If you waver between overstimulation and understimulation, depending on the environment and the day – sometimes feeling both at once in different parts of your body – and it’s so all-encompassing to figure out …
Whenever I see myself on video, I cringe. It puts a spotlight on ways of speaking and moving that I don’t notice from the inside, and don’t enjoy observing.
Yet, when I try to identify what turns me off about those mannerisms, the only way I can express it is through exaggerated, mocking imitation.
Where …
Autistic children don’t scream, hit, bite, or run away when their sensory, processing, and communication needs are met.
When that does happen, it’s not because they’re autistic. It’s because something is hurting them.
So quit trying to bribe autistic kids with rewards, which won’t help for actions outside of their control. Instead, get curious!
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