I Can't Recognize My Mother's Face: On Face Blindness and Autism
Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is very common among autistic and ADHD people. In this episode, In this episode, I’m discussing what face blindness is, how to recognize it, and how it’s a...
3 Joulu 202030min
On Sensory Processing Disorder, + 3 Tips to Avoid Sensory Overwhelm
Have you ever heard of sensory processing disorder? Sensory overwhelm? Sensory integration disorder? Sensory overload? Today, I want to discuss what all this stuff if, and give you some go-to tips tha...
19 Marras 202023min
Autistics Don't Lack Empathy. (In fact, we've got more than enough.)
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5 Marras 202012min
Autistic Perseveration: Why Do We Perseverate and What Should You Do About It?
Perseverative behavior is simply a repetitive behavior, an action that a person keeps repeating without meaning to. Some examples include saying the same words, moving in the same pattern, or even thi...
1 Loka 202027min
How Can We Take Better Care of Neurodiverse Women? These 3 Interviews Shed Some Light.
Millions of neurodiverse women struggle everyday to get support from their healthcare and mental health professionals that actually improves their lives. So many of us are not getting our health needs...
24 Syys 202038min
An All-Inclusive Schedule for Mixed Neurotype Families
Changing schedules can be really difficult for people with executive function troubles. I’m an autistic, and I definitely have trouble if someone changes the schedule on me with no notice. I have an e...
10 Syys 202021min
Why Was My Autism Missed? Being an Autistic Girl in the 1990s
In an earlier episode, I told my own story of being diagnosed autistic as an adult in my 30s, after my young son was diagnosed. I received many questions about how I didn’t know I was an autistic girl...
27 Elo 202032min
Working Toward Equity in ADHD Diagnosis
The stereotype of ADHD is a hyperactive, rambunctious little white boy, but the truth is that people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, races, all people, have ADHD at about the same rates. Ab...
16 Heinä 202023min
