Tag: neurodivergent
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To Push Through or Withdraw? Managing Your Child’s Stress for Long-Term Success
Knowing when to push through and when to pull back is key to supporting neurodivergent children. In this post, I share how I’ve learned to read the difference between emotional venting and true distress in my autistic and ADHD kids—and how honouring those signs has helped them thrive at school without burning out.
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Burnout on Repeat: How Autism and ADHD Fuel the Cycle
Before I knew I was autistic and had ADHD, I lived in a constant state of frustration. I couldn’t understand why I seemed to swing between being completely in control—on top of everything, organised, productive—and then suddenly hitting a wall, unable to string together a coherent thought or get out of bed for days at…
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Routine, Structure & the Myth of ‘Go with the Flow’
If you are neurodivergent (or suspect you might be), then you might be familiar with what I call The Flap. For me, The Flap describes that horrible sensation of not knowing what to do with yourself—feeling unsettled, on edge, and uncomfortable but unable to articulate exactly why. It took me 43 years of enduring and…
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The Power of Repetition: Turning Overexplaining Into a Parenting Superpower
Parenting is full of surprises, not least the realisation that habits you once thought of as quirks—or even flaws—can become essential tools. For me, the urge to endlessly talk through upcoming plans has long been a source of frustration for others. Whether it’s discussing kitchen layouts or dinner menus, the same topics whirl around in…
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