Understanding Sensory Overload in Adults
Sensory overload is a common experience among neurodivergent adults, especially those with ADHD, autism, or sensory processing differences. It happens when the brain receives more…
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Neurodiverse Friendships: Dealing With Shutdowns and Triggers
Friendships between neurodiverse individuals can be profoundly enriching. For those of us with Autism, ADHD, giftedness, and especially in ones where these traits are combined…
Practical Tips for Neurodivergent Parents
Parenting as a neurodivergent adult and as neurodivergent parents requires balancing love, sensory needs, emotional energy, and a daily flow of unpredictable events. These tips…
Navigating Challenges as Neurodivergent Parents
Parenting as a neurodivergent adult blends deep love, creativity, and emotional connection with a nervous system that processes the world more intensely. Many parents describe…
Autism and Routines: Why Structure Feels Safe and What Happens When It Changes
Routines are one of the most characteristic features of autistic life. They are often misunderstood as rigidity or inflexibility, but research shows they play a…
Biological and Cognitive Mechanisms of Depression
Depression is a full body condition that shapes how the brain, nervous system, hormones, sleep cycles, immune response, and cognitive systems function. Understanding these mechanisms…
AuDHD: Constant Contradictions in Energy & Focus
Understanding why AuDHD brains swing between extremes Living with AuDHD creates a distinctive pattern in daily functioning where energy, focus, motivation, and mental capacity shift…
What is depression and what it is not
Depression is a medical and psychological condition that affects mood, thinking, physical energy, and daily functioning. It is not sadness, not weakness, and not something…
Navigating Neurodivergent Neurotypical Relationships
Every relationship is a mix of two worlds — but when one partner is neurodivergent (ND) and the other neurotypical (NT), those worlds can feel…
ADHD in Women & Girls: The Hidden Struggle
ADHD in women and girls is often overlooked, hidden beneath calm exteriors and quiet coping strategies. While boys are more likely to show hyperactive and…