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Diagnosis Part Three

Well, it’s official…. finally. I am Autistic and most probably “inattentive ADHD” as well. I mean, I already knew. This was not new information. But there was that imposter syndrome looming. Not trusting my own education and instincts, once again. I firmly believe in self-diagnosis. I really do. It is honestly a privilege. A privilege […]

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Our story

Our story is long, as many Neurodivergent families are. So, I will try to keep it as simple as I can. Our child was diagnosed autistic at around 4 years old after 2 long wasted years with CAMHS were they tried to convince my partner and I that our youngest child’s difference was our “fault” […]

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Why are we still using Behaviour based therapies????

Behaviour-based therapy /strategies including Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), and social skills… Are Damaging to the #Autistic child/young person/adult Why would I say this? Behaviour therapy is at its core neo-normative with Neurotypical (NT) based goals and outcomes. At no point do behaviour based therapies take into account the Autistic Experience. It is […]

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