


Neurodiversity in Medical Education and Training
While there are few formal education opportunities, medical providers have access to continuing education courses in Neurodiversity. Due to increasing awareness of the problem of the lack of education, more
What Support May Look Like for BFRBs (Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors)
If behavior is communication, then I'm here to reiterate that BFRBs may or may not indicate an emotional issue such as anxiety. Instead, for people like me and many others,
Being Neurodivergent Means Being Misunderstood 2: Why Neurodivergent People’s Behavior Doesn’t Always Match Our Feelings
Being Neurodivergent Means Being Misunderstood 2: Why Neurodivergent People’s Behavior Doesn’t Always Match Our Feelings Neurodivergent people often do not know why we are misunderstood and what we need to
Inside an Autistic ADHD-er’s Meltdown
Inside an Autistic ADHD-er’s Meltdown Alt Text: Image contains grey sky with clouds in the back ground and an anatomical brain that is mostly dark grey in color but is
Lessons From My Cat
Lessons From My Cat (Image by me: Two cats with surgical cones on their collars sitting on a stool in front of a window) I rescued two kittens this summer
Being Neurodivergent Means Being Misunderstood 1: Why We Are Misunderstood
Autistic and ADHD people vary a lot, but one thing we have in common is being misunderstood. This post is the first in a series about these misunderstandings. It will explain
4 Accommodations to Advocate for Neurodivergent Learners in School
4 Accommodations to Advocate for Neurodivergent Learners in School As a school psychologist, I work with kids to help figure out the way they learn best. Some fantastic teachers (with
To Stay Healthy, Should You Show You’re Autistic Or Not? Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
People who belong to minority groups that are viewed negatively cope with that in different ways. Some of these are positive, such as finding communities of similar people. Others, such