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

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

All play is valid. I had a professional in my house once, trying to convince me over and over again to do things his way. To not foster my son’s interest in animals and dinosaurs, to not support his regulation by following his cues. He wanted me to interrupt my son’s play. To disrupt it...Read More