Learn about neurodivergent experiences and how to best support those who live them.
You get home from an ordinary day, shut the door, and feel your whole body let go at once. The brighter voice switches off. The face you have been holding all day softens. You did not notice how much effort you were spending until the moment you stopped. That effort has a name. Autistic masking … read more
You can hold a whole system in your head, explain it to someone in a way that makes them say “oh, that’s clever,” and still be three weeks late on a form that takes eleven minutes. That gap has a name. Twice exceptional adults, often shortened to 2e, hold high ability in some area alongside … read more
By the time I have figured out what I want to say, the conversation has already moved on. Two topics on, usually. It is not that I did not understand what was said. I understood fine. My brain just takes the room in slower than the room moves, so by the time my response is … read more
You have played the same song forty times today. Maybe a hundred. The play count kept climbing while you worked, washed the dishes, and answered emails, and you have no plans to put on anything else. If you have ADHD, or you are autistic, or both, listening to the same song on repeat for hours … read more
You blocked off the whole afternoon for the thing you said mattered. The project, the workout, the email you have been meaning to send for a week. The time came, and you did not move. You scrolled, or you cleaned something that did not need cleaning. And somewhere in the not-moving, a familiar verdict showed … read more
The phone is sitting right there on the counter. The call takes four minutes, tops. You have known about it for three days, maybe three weeks, and you still have not made it. If that sounds familiar, you are in good company. Phone anxiety is one of the most common things we hear about from … read more
Think about the last time your neurodivergent learner struggled but didn’t say anything. Maybe their backpack was about to split from the weight of unfinished assignments. Maybe they were completely lost on a math problem but sat quietly, hoping no one would notice. Maybe they needed directions at work but were too afraid to ask … read more
Picture this: your student or child is staring at a homework assignment, completely stuck. The directions do not make sense, and the minutes keep ticking by. Homework time ends, the assignment goes back in the backpack unfinished, and instead of reaching out or sending a quick email, it sits silently in the bag until the … read more
Have you ever walked away from a high-stakes conversation thinking, “Ugh, I wish I had said that differently”? Maybe your tone came out sharper than you meant. Maybe you stayed quiet even though you did have something to say. Or maybe your brain went completely blank, and the moment passed before you could process what … read more
You are three minutes into explaining the thing you love, the deep-cut version with all the good details, and you notice the other person has gone still. Their replies have shrunk to small sounds. A quiet alarm goes off in the back of your head: am I doing the thing again? That thing has a … read more