Category: Neurodivergent
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Socializing While Neurodivergent
I’ve been wanting to write forever. But just…didn’t. Life has been crazy, to say the least this last while. One thing I’ve been thinking about is how challenging being social is. How much of a failure I feel like because I find socializing somewhat foreign. Small talk is exhausting. Introducing myself to new people is…
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Unique
It’s that time of year again, where tons of fun family activities are happening. And we end up watching from the sidelines. Yesterday the kids participated in “Thrill the World,” which was fun, but our son couldn’t stop distracting his twin the entire time. It was only a five minute dance and he couldn’t focus.…
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The Things People Say…
“Well, everyone is a little autistic.” “Everyone is being diagnosed with something nowadays.” “Oh, don’t worry, he’ll be fine. It’ll all work out.” These are just some things I’ve been told over the past few years that bother me. It diminishes my and my kids’ struggles with being autistic. Sure, “everyone” may have autistic traits.…
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Misunderstood
One of the biggest issues around autism is the misunderstanding. Most neurotypicals just think autism means one thing, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Before I researched autism when my son was two, I was the same. I didn’t know what it was. It sounded scary. It sounded like it meant he was going…