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How Do I Find A Therapist? A Guide For Neurodivergent Folks

October 11, 2021December 30, 2020 by Danielle

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Today’s episode is based on a listener question: Jenna wrote, “How do you go about finding a therapist as a neurodivergent person? Are there specific things to look for, or avoid?”

**🎧 Rather listen than read this post? This Asked & Answered is based off of Episode 20 of the Neurodiverging Podcast!**

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Safe Spiritual Spaces for Neurodivergent People / Rev. Catharine Clarenbach

October 11, 2021December 15, 2020 by Danielle

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I'm honored to be joined on this week's episode by Reverend Catharine Clarenbach. Catharine is a white, fat, cis woman, a sovereign queer femme with ADHD, bipolar disorder, well-managed mental illness, and trauma from sexual assault.

She is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and an Initiate in the Tradition of Stone Circle Wicca (USA). She spent four years in discernment with an order of Roman Catholic religious sisters, and is trained and credentialed as a spiritual director.

In this interview, we’re talking about creating safe spiritual and religious spaces for autistic, ADHD, and other neurodivergent folks; our favorite house cleaning hacks for folks with executive dysfunction like us; and, how to keep a fruitful, fulfilling relationship with a partner who is a different neurotype than you.

🎧 Rather listen than read this post? This interview with Rev. Catharine Clarenbach is based off of Episode 19 of the Neurodiverging Podcast! Listen on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

I Can’t Recognize My Mother’s Face: On Face Blindness and Autism

October 11, 2021December 3, 2020 by Danielle

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Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is very common among autistic and ADHD people. In this episode, I'm discussing what face blindness is, how to recognize it, and how it's affected my own life.

Sensory Processing Disorder + 3 Tips to Avoid Sensory Overwhelm

October 11, 2021November 19, 2020 by Danielle

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Have you ever heard of sensory processing disorder? Sensory overwhelm? Sensory integration disorder? Sensory overload?

Today, I want to discuss what all this stuff if, and give you some go-to tips that I use in my everyday life to avoid sensory overwhelm.

What Does Wellness Mean for Autistics? Talking with Erin Beal About Her Autism Journey.

October 11, 2021October 21, 2020 by Danielle

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Erin Beal is here to talk about her adult autism journey, her new Autism Wellness Center, and how the internet autism community got her through. Today, I am thrilled to have Erin Beal with us. Erin is the autistic and ADHD founder of the Autism Wellness Center of SW Michigan, as well as a personal … Read more

Books About Autism in Women (My 2021 Reading List)

October 18, 2021October 16, 2020 by Danielle

I want to read more books about autistic and Aspergers women and girls in 2021. Want to read along with me? I’m an autistic woman who’s also a big reader. I’m on track to read about 80 books this year. I know a lot of people manage more than that, but I’ve got kids, a … Read more

My Favorite Earplugs for Autism Sound Sensitivity

October 2, 2021October 16, 2020 by Danielle

I’m autistic, and I have sensory processing disorder, which means I don’t process touch, sound, or lights the same ways as most people. I’m easily overstimulated by loud noises and need hearing protection to help reduce outside input to my senses. Sound sensitivity is one of the biggest autism issues I deal with on a … Read more

Prime Day Deals for Neurodivergent Folks! (2020)

October 13, 2020 by Danielle

I don’t usually do this kind of post, but a lot of us are on tight budgets with everything going on in the world, so I put together this quick blog post with some Neurodiverging-specific Amazon deals I found for Prime Day. There are a lot of weighted blankets, ear defenders, sensory crafts, fidgets, and … Read more

How Can We Take Better Care of Neurodiverse Women? These 3 Interviews Shed Some Light.

October 11, 2021September 24, 2020 by Danielle

How can we take better care of neurodiverse women? That’s the question we’re trying to shed some light on today. 🎧 Rather listen than read this post? This post is based off of Episode 13 of the Neurodiverging Podcast! Listen on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Misdiagnosis after misdiagnosis. Disbelief from doctors and mental health professionals after you explain your … Read more

How to Define Perseveration in Autism Spectrum Disorder

October 11, 2021September 18, 2020 by Danielle

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about some common traits of autism spectrum disorder, and the question of how to define perseveration with regards to autism came up. I've experienced perseveration, and I notice it in my children with autism and ADHD. But, I found it oddly difficult to describe to my friend, and realized I didn't quite know how to explain it. So, I did a little research on perseverative thinking, behaviors, and language.

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