ShaunaSep 27, 20232 minAutistic - ADHDAdult Bullying and People-PleasingSometimes people-pleasing is giving an explanation. Relationships and boundaries are hard, especially as we grow and evolve and unmask...
ShaunaSep 26, 20232 minAutistic - ADHDSometimes Invalidation is Just Honesty: Another Reason Self-Diagnosis MattersOne of the things I’ve found most difficult my entire life is the disconnect between what others see and interpret versus what is going...
ShaunaSep 13, 20233 minAutistic - ADHDThings I Wish Had Been Taken More Seriously as a Child: Undiagnosed AUDHD, cPTSDI don't dwell on professional diagnoses - or lack thereof - as a child because I couldn't have been diagnosed both Autistic and ADHD back...
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ShaunaAug 14, 20233 minAutistic TraitsHow Autistic Rigid Thinking Shows Up in My Everyday LifeCW: discussion of able-bodied routine One of the diagnostic criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder relates to restrictive and/or repetitive...