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Neurodiversity Affirming Assessments for Autism and ADHD

With the explosion of the neurodiversity movement, many autistic and ADHD adults are finally getting answers about themselves. Formal assessments can be an important piece of the puzzle.

With the explosion of the neurodiversity movement, many autistic and ADHD adults are finally getting answers about themselves. Formal assessments can be an important piece of the puzzle.

Social Anxiety Survival Guide for High School

Is your teen navigating high school with social anxiety? Use role-play, encourage mindfulness, develop small talk skills, and celebrate small wins to thrive.

Is your teen navigating high school with social anxiety? Use role-play, encourage mindfulness, develop small talk skills, and celebrate small wins to thrive.

What if Everyone Were Autistic?

A Personal Perspective: With so many initiatives to help autistic people adjust to a neurotypical world, I sometimes wonder what the world might look like if roles were reversed.

A Personal Perspective: With so many initiatives to help autistic people adjust to a neurotypical world, I sometimes wonder what the world might look like if roles were reversed.

5 Social Skills Every Teen With Anxiety Needs to Learn

Teaching anxious teens social skills, such as starting conversations, reading cues, and handling rejection, helps them build confidence and navigate social situations.

Teaching anxious teens social skills, such as starting conversations, reading cues, and handling rejection, helps them build confidence and navigate social situations.

Self-Compassion Practice for Parents of Autistic Children

Self-compassion practices can help parents of autistic children to manage stress, nurture well-being, and create a more resilient environment for their families.

Self-compassion practices can help parents of autistic children to manage stress, nurture well-being, and create a more resilient environment for their families.

Hidden Struggles: Social Anxiety in Teens With Autism

Many teens with autism hide social anxiety. Parents can help by recognizing signs, encouraging gradual exposure, and teaching social skills to build confidence.

Many teens with autism hide social anxiety. Parents can help by recognizing signs, encouraging gradual exposure, and teaching social skills to build confidence.

Neurodiversity's Future in a Country Without DEI

Personal Perspective: When diversity, equity and inclusion supports are withdrawn, what's next for the people who need supports, including neurodivergent individuals?

Personal Perspective: When diversity, equity and inclusion supports are withdrawn, what's next for the people who need supports, including neurodivergent individuals?

Burnout, Inertia, Meltdown, and Shutdown Can Shape Autistic Lives

BIMS states can be the most destructive states in an autistic person's life, and knowing how to cope with them is important to autistic people and those who support them.

BIMS states can be the most destructive states in an autistic person's life, and knowing how to cope with them is important to autistic people and those who support them.

A Better Way to Help Adults With Autism

Autistic adults have been shown to struggle with depression, anxiety, and cooccurring posttraumatic stress disorder. Let's discuss a new treatment model.

Autistic adults have been shown to struggle with depression, anxiety, and cooccurring posttraumatic stress disorder. Let's discuss a new treatment model.

Understanding ADHD Paralysis in Teens

Sensory-motor, cognitive, and emotional exercises can help teens with ADHD paralysis improve focus, task initiation, and emotional regulation.

Sensory-motor, cognitive, and emotional exercises can help teens with ADHD paralysis improve focus, task initiation, and emotional regulation.

Why Self-Advocacy Is Essential for Autistic Adults

Autistic meltdown can be debilitating for autistic adults. Learn how self-advocacy and self-acceptance can help prevent autistic meltdown.

Autistic meltdown can be debilitating for autistic adults. Learn how self-advocacy and self-acceptance can help prevent autistic meltdown.

Celebrating Autistic Joy

Are you an autistic person who experiences intense joy? Embracing it can help you celebrate your unique and meaningful experience.

Are you an autistic person who experiences intense joy? Embracing it can help you celebrate your unique and meaningful experience.

Living an Authentic Autistic Life Can Be Wonderful

Personal Perspective: There is power in being authentically autistic.

Personal Perspective: There is power in being authentically autistic.

Understanding the Struggles of Teens with ADHD

Struggling with your teen's ADHD and schoolwork? Discover how structured schedules and executive functioning coaching can help them conquer racing thoughts and procrastination.

Struggling with your teen's ADHD and schoolwork? Discover how structured schedules and executive functioning coaching can help them conquer racing thoughts and procrastination.

Why the Right Term Is Empowering for Neurodiverse People

Do you feel like you’ve always been labelled by other people but those same people question your need to seek out a diagnosis? You’re not alone.

Do you feel like you’ve always been labelled by other people but those same people question your need to seek out a diagnosis? You’re not alone.

Misdiagnosed: BPD or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

One of the most tragic outcomes in misdiagnosing ASD as BPD is the damage that can be done by inappropriate treatment protocols.

One of the most tragic outcomes in misdiagnosing ASD as BPD is the damage that can be done by inappropriate treatment protocols.

Why “Feeling Different” Isn’t Always a Sign of Autism

People who feel "different" from others sometimes wonder if they might be autistic. But feelings of difference can stem from many factors, only one of which is autism.

People who feel "different" from others sometimes wonder if they might be autistic. But feelings of difference can stem from many factors, only one of which is autism.

The Autistic Employment Conundrum

A Personal Perspective: Many of the tasks associated with finding and maintaining employment can be impossible for autistic people.

A Personal Perspective: Many of the tasks associated with finding and maintaining employment can be impossible for autistic people.

Why Autistic People Might Experience Sex in a Different Way

Do you find intimate touch and sex overwhelming or unpleasant? It could have something to do with sensory processing differences.

Do you find intimate touch and sex overwhelming or unpleasant? It could have something to do with sensory processing differences.

Are Autistic People More Likely to Speak Up at Work?

Recent research suggests that autistic people may be more likely to point out dysfunction or inefficiency on the job.

Recent research suggests that autistic people may be more likely to point out dysfunction or inefficiency on the job.

An Autistic Perspective on "The Atlas of the Heart"

A Personal Perspective: Genuine human connection can seem like a foreign concept to many autistic adults. Real autism acceptance could change this.

A Personal Perspective: Genuine human connection can seem like a foreign concept to many autistic adults. Real autism acceptance could change this.

Celebrating Differences This Autism Acceptance Month

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

Empaths and Autism: Empathizing With Those Who Are Different

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

What Is It Like to Be an Autistic Mother?

A Personal Perspective: Although moms of autistic kids and their hardships often take the spotlight, the experiences of autistic mothers are also important.

A Personal Perspective: Although moms of autistic kids and their hardships often take the spotlight, the experiences of autistic mothers are also important.

The Tragic Truth About Sexual Abuse and Autism

A Personal Perspective: The majority of autistic women describe having some history of sexual abuse. We should begin looking at how we can stop this alarming trend.

A Personal Perspective: The majority of autistic women describe having some history of sexual abuse. We should begin looking at how we can stop this alarming trend.

Reducing Meltdowns in Children With Autism Spectrum

Supporting children on the autism spectrum in managing meltdowns is a common challenge for children and their families.

Supporting children on the autism spectrum in managing meltdowns is a common challenge for children and their families.

Why Autistic Women's Experience of Menopause is Different

Autism can impact women's experience of menopause in challenging ways.

Autism can impact women's experience of menopause in challenging ways.

Why Suicide Is All Too Common Among Autistic Adults

Suicide rates are extremely high among autistic adults. Reevaluating the way workplaces, families, and friends relate to the support needs of autistic adults might be the answer.

Suicide rates are extremely high among autistic adults. Reevaluating the way workplaces, families, and friends relate to the support needs of autistic adults might be the answer.

How We Talk About Autism and Why it Matters

A Personal Perspective: A shift toward neurodiversity-affirming language has been largely positive, but we still need to create space for all autistic people to express their needs.

A Personal Perspective: A shift toward neurodiversity-affirming language has been largely positive, but we still need to create space for all autistic people to express their needs.

Autism, Dynamic Disabilities, and Spiky Profiles

Personal Perspective: Is it time we started thinking differently in terms of neurotypes and health?

Personal Perspective: Is it time we started thinking differently in terms of neurotypes and health?