Beautiful Silence
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” This sadly comes too late. I received some Here Active Listening buds that were donated to Tone It Down Taupe. And a couple of weeks after learned that...
Category: Self Help
Allistic Neurobigotry and Manipulation in Autistic Space
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” TW: Mention of physical abuse, Neuro bigotry, CN: Explicit language First, let’s define neuro bigotry. Simply put, neuro bigotry is prejudice against neurodivergent people. I want to talk...
Self Worth and Appearance
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” So the saying goes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And we all have heard over and over how people shouldn’t be defined with the...
What I’m thinking in my car
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” I got upset tonight. I stopped being able to handle things. So I ton the car to get groceries we needed for dinner. Only, I got in the...
Stop Making Things Harder
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” This weekend, suddenly, it hit me how bad things have gotten. I’m beyond stressed and functioning at the bare minimum. I’ve started this blog post 5 times over...
Wait! You need an accommodation?
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” Today was the first day of school. Both the boys are in middle school, and they are both doing some different extracurriculars. On top of it, D has...
Tokenism Hurts Everyone
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” It was 5-6 years ago when I got a phone call from someone. They were discussing the merits of “working from the inside” to change an organization. At...
Promoting Good Habits
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” It’s no secret that I struggle with my advanced ADLs. For a while now, that has meant that my teaching ADLs and Life Skills to my kids. Well,...
What is Executive Functioning?
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” This is more directed to parents of neurodiverse kids than it is for adults. Sorry to my good, good friend for using a conversation to spark a blog...
PTSD and Triggers
Home » Archive by category: “Self Help” Can we talk about PTSD and triggers for a second? Not specific but big view. In the past couple of weeks, I had two triggers send me into...