Tag: dyslexia
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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…
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9 things I’d like my younger neurodivergent self to know.
For those of us who have always been neurodivergent, but discover that we are when we are adults, we can have a lot of feelings about how things could have been. Although this is something I have made peace with now, there are still things I wish my younger self knew about being neurodivergent. Yes…
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Does neuro-affirming always live up to what it’s cracked up to be?
Having been in neurodivergent spaces for a while now, I’ve been noticing a new term ‘neuro-affirming’ is increasingly being used in the last year or so. Although I am not aware of a formal definition of neuro-affirming that exists – the general consensus seems to be that neuro-affirming is an approach used in professional practice…
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How the UK government’s attendance policy is harmful: a neurodivergent perspective
School attendance policies have always been a sticking point with many neurodivergent people, as lots of us could not attend school for reasons beyond our control. Some of us (and our parents) would have faced unfair consequences as a result of low attendance during school. However, often it’s not due to us “skiving”. Fresh after…
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How I wrote a book while being neurodivergent
2023 has been a bit of a rollercoaster year to say the least! (Although most of the chaos stemmed from 2022, and rolled over into this year). During all the chaos I finally finished writing my first book! It is currently being fine tuned by the editors, ready for publication in 2024! Once the publication…
Sarah Boon 