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Tag: Autism
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Review: Late Bloomer
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Late BloomerAuthor: Clem Bastow Category: Memoir Publisher: Hardie Grant Books Publication date: 7 July 2021 Blurb: Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age memoir that will change the way you think about autism. Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she’d missed a key memo on human behaviour. She found the unspoken rules of social…
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Journey to Neurodivergent
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Journey to NeurodivergentPretty much all my life, I have felt like I don’t fit in. For years, I had thought that it was because I was a missionary kid from 5 to 8 and my social struggles were me having trouble adjusting to life back in Australia. I tried so hard to fit, and it didn’t work.…
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Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’This morning, I saw a reel on Instagram talking about how ADHD is a disability and someone should tell the schools. The amount of comments saying they have ADHD and just need to work harder was insane! ADHD means your brain is wired differently, and so many aspects of life simply don’t suit our brains.…
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Grief at diagnosis
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Grief at diagnosisThere is a unique kind of grief associated with being diagnosed neurodivergent in your 40s. I was 44. There is the feelings of ‘what if’. What if you’d been diagnosed earlier, would you have made different decisions, different mistakes, led a different life? There are thoughts around ‘why didn’t anyone see?’ The struggles and how…
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Supports & programs for AuDHD people
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Supports & programs for AuDHD peopleI have been doing some research lately, both for supports that I would like to access and research for my business as I find that what I do is great for neurodivergent people. Other than not many programs being offered for late diagnosed people, male or female, there is also an assumption that we want…
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Review: The Kiss Quotient
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: The Kiss QuotientAuthor: Helen Hoang Category: Novel Publisher: Berkley Publication date: 5 June 2018 Blurb: Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.…
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Support like a teenager…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Support like a teenager…Last night, I came across a clip on Instagram by Morgan Foley talking about how she feels like she will always be stuck in a teenager state. You can view the clip here. As I was watching, I felt myself wanting to shout out ‘YES!’ She starts by saying she has low support needs, that…
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Being Late Diagnosed is a lot like a Romance Movie
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Being Late Diagnosed is a lot like a Romance MovieI enjoy watching those cheesy Hallmark romantic comedies, so many are set around Christmas, however there are others that are set during different times of the year. You know the ones, a guy or girl returns to their hometown & falls in love. They are usually straight to TV movies and there are so many…
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Review: Little Victories
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Little VictoriesAuthor: Yvon Roy Category: Memoir Publisher: Titan Books Publication date: 7 July 2020 Blurb: The award-winning graphic novel autobiography of a father, and the challenges he faces raising his autistic son. A beautiful visual exploration of the highs and lows experienced by a parent learning how to adapt to his son’s autism. Faced with a challenging road ahead, the author…
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Review: Harriet Hound
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Harriet HoundAuthor: Kate Foster Illustrator: Sophie Beer Category: Middle Grade Publisher: Walker Books Publication date: 3 May 2023 Blurb: The world’s happiest and most dog-friendly superhero is here! A brand new adventure for junior readers from Kate Foster. Meet Harriet Hound. She’s eight years old and loves dogs! But Harriet has something else that makes her super … the power to…