Tag: neurodivergent
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Maybe I wasn’t so good at masking my AuDHD after all…..
Increasingly the role of masking our differences as neurodivergent people has been coming to the forefront in conversations. Is something I’ve been speaking about for a while too, and masking makes sense of a lot of my experiences and why I don’t fit into some of the older school stereotypes out there around autism and…
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Do I regret being so open about my neurodivergence online?
I have been posting online about my experience of being neurodivergent for some time now. It all started 7 years ago when I finally received my late autism diagnosis, and then my ADHD diagnosis a year later. Even compared to now, it felt like there were a lot fewer openly neurodivergent people. It’s something I…
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Why ‘I Swear’ is a vital film for neurodivergent acceptance
Spoilers and TW: Suicide ‘I Swear’ was different. Often, when it comes to media representation of neurodivergence, there’s a lot left to be desired. Usually, it is based on misinformed and outdated tropes that end up mocking people for their neurodivergence and is created for a neurotypical gaze. Media created for the neurotypical gaze seeks…
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AuDHD and my experiences of monotropism
*Please not I am speaking entirely from personal experiences and not seeking to make universal claims about autism, ADHD, AuDHD and monotropism Monotropism is a theory that was created by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson to describe autistic people’s experiences when it comes to attention. Those who are monotropic seem to be able to hyperfocus…
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The Impact of Labels: Why Autism and ADHD Matter
And what the Age of Diagnosis got wrong! There is a lot of fear mongering around people identifying with autism and ADHD as labels. It’s been going on in the media for a while now, but it’s been amplified with the recent publication of the book ‘Age of Diagnosis’. The author questions the rising diagnosis…
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New Sims 4 Autism Mod Review
*Please note some of the language used in this mod conflicts with my own views. I do not support disorder and deficit based narratives of autism. These terms will only be used when I am directly quoting from the mods description and content* So several years ago now I came across an autism mod and…
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Opinion: Is Elphaba in Wicked autistic?
CW: Spoilers Wicked seems to be dominating the conversation online. Rightly so, I saw the film yesterday and it’s truly a masterpiece (I don’t say that lightly either). One conversation I have seen in several places on the internet is if Elphaba is autistic? I had been aware of people asking this question for a…
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AuDHD and why is decision making so hard!
I consider myself an autonomous person, and it’s something I value greatly and wouldn’t trade it for anything. I wouldn’t want anybody else making my decisions for me. However, that doesn’t automatically translate to decision making being a straightforward process for myself as my neurodivergence can make this more complicated. Let me give you an…
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The left’s problem with weird and neurodivergence
If I’m being honest, the world has felt like a dumpster fire during the past several weeks, more so than usual, with the US election being no exception to this. Being on the other side of the pond, I am not going to pretend I am an expert in all things US politics. However, seeing…
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How childhood masking affects me today as a neurodivergent adult
I have always been neurodivergent, so naturally it’s had a big influence on my life. However, something I’ve learnt through self reflection recently is how masking as a child has very much informed my life as an adult. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept of masking, it’s a term used…
Sarah Boon 