I work in a neuro-affirmative, strength-based and compassionate way and I try to make people feel validated and empowered. However, with everything, striking a good balance is essential because very quickly the neuro-affirmative and stregnth-based approach can make us think we shouldn't struggle, we should find ways to overcome our obstacles and we should be more productive and use our strengths to do better at work and at home and suddenly an affirming and positive approach has become toxic and ableist. Working in a neuro-affirmative approach doesn't mean toxic positivity. Quite the opposite... Let me explain in this blog...
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Neuro - Story - Collective
Neuro - Story - Collective
NEURO refers to all neurodiversity (we all have different brains), neurology (when our minds trip us up), neuroscience (how we're wired), neuroplaticity (our ability to always adapt and change) and not least neurodivergent (neurospicy minds).
STORY is for our individual and unique stories, narratives, beliefs, hopes, dreams, wishes, norms, traditions, attitudes, internalised ableism/stigma/shame, stories that create our thoughts, feelings and behaviours and for the stories that unite and divide us.
Finally, COLLECTIVE means shared learning, a community of likeminded, what makes us connect as a whole and group, and the mutual and unifying aspects of our lived experiences as neurodivergent people, living in a neurotypical world.
NeuroStory Collective is a place of shared and collected stories by and for (mainly) autistic and autistic+ (plus, referring to autistic people with co-occuring neurodivergencies like ADHD, dyslexia, etc).
Note, that there's no 'the' in this name, as NeuroStory Collective isn't the ultimate collective for autistic people (far from it!) and I'm no expert (again, far from it!).
Not least because how could I ever be an expert in your life, your lived experiences, your thoughts and feelings, hopes, dreams and needs and of your story?
Likewise, it'd be impossible for me to ever become an expert in the ever-changing, ever-growing field of neurodivergence.
So, no, this isn't a 'the' collective of neurostories but just a small corner of collected stories in the bigger world of Autismland.
I'm here to be a fellow human and relatable rather than an authority.
Note, that there's no 'the' in this name, as NeuroStory Collective isn't the ultimate collective for autistic people (far from it!) and I'm no expert (again, far from it!).
Not least because how could I ever be an expert in your life, your lived experiences, your thoughts and feelings, hopes, dreams and needs and of your story?
Likewise, it'd be impossible for me to ever become an expert in the ever-changing, ever-growing field of neurodivergence.
So, no, this isn't a 'the' collective of neurostories but just a small corner of collected stories in the bigger world of Autismland.
I'm here to be a fellow human and relatable rather than an authority.
My Neurostory
It was 2018 and I was 35-years-old when I realised I'm autistic.
After doing a Bachelors in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, I was still (horrifyingly) ignorant about what autism was. But when my first ever private practice client told me they were autistic, I instantly started studying it and I was so incredibly lucky that my first teacher came in the form of Dr Damian Milton (autistic researcher and psychologist) and I was very quickly consumed by one big 'aha' moment after another.
A few months later I was enrolled into a Masters programme, focussing on autism research and the rest is history...
After doing a Bachelors in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, I was still (horrifyingly) ignorant about what autism was. But when my first ever private practice client told me they were autistic, I instantly started studying it and I was so incredibly lucky that my first teacher came in the form of Dr Damian Milton (autistic researcher and psychologist) and I was very quickly consumed by one big 'aha' moment after another.
A few months later I was enrolled into a Masters programme, focussing on autism research and the rest is history...
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ABA stands for Applied Behavioural Analysis and is a horrible therapy applied to autistics to teach them, via punishments and rewards, how to behave like a neurotypical - essentially teaching autistic people how to mask to be accepted by society. But I'm wondering how often we, subcontiously, apply ABA indirectly towards ourselves...
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There's a whole new vocabulary that comes with finding out you're autistic but why is it important, what are the right words, does it matter or is it the woke brigade doing their thing and how to even keep up?
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What is a sensory profile? How does it relate to self-regulation, and why does it even matter? Read on and find out!
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I've come up with a new word (or at least, I think I have) - 'neuroconformist' and I wanted to share my thoughts about why I came up with it, what it means and why I think it's an important part of the neuroaffirming framework.
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What is a post-identification support session and what can you expect from doing one with me - read on...
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Creating your own business - designs, colours, logos and having fun! Meet my new business maskot - but wait, they need a name!
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It's that time of year again where we put our reflective hats on and make plans for the year ahead... but why?
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A short personal and reflective post on winter, Christmas and taking a break...
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You've realised later in life that you're autistic and you'd like to tell others... or do you? How would you even go about doing that? And why does the word 'disclosure' feel so heavy? And what if the people you tell end up having a disappointing reaction?
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I've already written one blog post about the deficit model - this is part 2 and how this model/way of thinking about autism permeates our understanding of autism, maintaining stereotypes but worse, cementing our internal ableism as autistic people.
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What is the deficit model? And why are the things listed in it considered deficits? Who made that choice and based on what?
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