I’ve seen quite a few references in the last week to people offering webinars and the like on the “advantages and disadvantages” of EOTAS/EOTIS. EOTAS isn’t a pick n mix selection box. You don’t “choose” to do it – weighing up the pros and cons. It’s what happens when nothing else works – when you...Read More
Been MIA for a few weeks. I am really working on trying to practice what I preach so to speak – and so dropped the social media ball in order to keep my other priorities in the air. We are super small – as you know – and super dedicated to doing the best we...Read More
Our young people tend to move in cycles (in reality we all do, but that’s another story). Like the waves crashing on the shore, the effort of moving forwards inevitably also leads to some backwards motion. Neurodevelopmentally foundational, it’s the same framework that operates during the so-called “sleep regressions” our young people experience as babies....Read More
I got caught in the rain walking the dog the other day. Only a tiny little bit of drizzle on a warm enough day and it reminded me of a time when we were living in China. We used to ride these little scooters around from work to home and home to work. They were...Read More
I’m writing this post today as someone whose life has been profoundly impacted by suicide. I am involved in young people’s lives at almost every stage and age. I see the different tracks they’ve taken, or are in the process of taking, and simultaneously where those paths might lead. Its like seeing into the future...Read More
As neuroaffirming (and usually also neurodivergent) parents, we have often already moved to a position of radical acceptance. Our lives are as they are. We aren’t trying to change them. Our young people are as they are. We aren’t trying to change them. It brings a lot of peace. To live as we do, to...Read More
There’s a weird thing that happens with autistic people’s interests. They get called “special interests”. People get really concerned about autistic people engaging in these “special interests”. Things that any other neurotypical person would call a hobby or a passion. They are labelled as “too obsessive” and “too restrictive”. People intentionally try to interrupt them,...Read More
Do you see it? We were missing a piece and I had no idea where it was. My young person (age 4) found another puzzle of the same size and make – took out a piece the same size and shape, and fixed the problem I was once told by a professional, not that long...Read More
There’s an isolation we don’t talk about when you are someone who is no longer following the rules. Someone who has either chosen, or been forced, into that role. Being fully aware of “the rules” but no longer being able to follow them. It can be incredibly isolating. You are bearing witness to all this...Read More
The more I learn about neurodivergent nervous systems and sensory processing the better I understand myself. My digestive system is so sensitive that if I eat anything that is even just slightly out of date, or undercooked, or overcooked, then I know about it straightaway. Whereas my husband’s system is like, ‘yeah, whatever’ and is...Read More
