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How Therapy Helps Us In Learning To Let Go
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How Therapy Helps Us in Learning to Let Go

  • June 20, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • codependency, mental health, Neurodiversity, relationships, trauma
Darlene Lancer shares how therapy can be beneficial when it comes to letting go of negative relationships.
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Boosting Brain Health Through Adaptive Fitness Training: The Role Of BDNF In Promoting Healing
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Boosting Brain Health through Adaptive Fitness Training: The Role of BDNF in Promoting Healing

  • June 16, 2025
  • Daniel Stein
  • health, Neurodiversity
Trainer and Special Strong founder Daniel Stein explains how adaptive fitness can improve brain health through increasing the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor.
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Practical Wellness Strategies For Neurodivergent Individuals
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Practical Wellness Strategies for Neurodivergent Individuals

  • June 11, 2025
  • Karen Weeks
  • ADHD, Autism, Neurodiversity
Karen Weeks discusses the different forms of wellness, and offers strategies to achieve it for those with different brains.
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The Trauma Of Being Unseen
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The Trauma of Being Unseen

  • June 9, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores what it means to feel unseen, and how to heal the related trauma.
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“It’s Not Just A Phase”: Helping Identify OCD In Your Children
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“It’s Not Just a Phase”: Helping Identify OCD in Your Children

  • June 3, 2025
  • Emily Carter
  • Neurodiversity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ocd
Self-advocate Emily Carter explores how OCD can appear in children, and why parental understanding is so important.
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Executive Functioning Skills And Their Connection To ADHD
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Executive Functioning Skills and their Connection to ADHD

  • May 29, 2025
  • Nick Bamonte
  • ADHD, executive function, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the links between ADHD and challenges with executive functioning.
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How Special Interests Can Be Lifelines In Early Sobriety
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How Special Interests Can Be Lifelines in Early Sobriety

  • May 28, 2025
  • Jason Klimkowski
  • addiction, mental health, Neurodiversity
Jason Klimkowski, MBA shares how special interests become lifelines in early sobriety, and how they support change.
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Rethinking Mental Health Support For The Neurodivergent
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Rethinking Mental Health Support for the Neurodivergent

  • May 21, 2025
  • Sophie Bishop
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Sophie Bishop explores ways that mental health providers can be better trained to help neurodivergent clients.
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The Boring Back & Forth Of Social Interactions: Advice From People With ADHD
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The Boring Back & Forth of Social Interactions: Advice from People with ADHD

  • May 13, 2025
  • Cynthia Hammer
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW shares different perspectives on how people with ADHD can deal with challenges related to social interactions.
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Neurodiversity & Opportunities: Ensuring A Seat At The Table
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Neurodiversity & Opportunities: Ensuring A Seat At The Table

  • May 10, 2025
  • Gerene Keesler
  • Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Gerene Keesler shares the importance of resources and opportunities for the neurodivergent.
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Overlooking Children With Inattentive ADHD Has To Stop
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Overlooking Children with Inattentive ADHD Has To Stop

  • May 2, 2025
  • Cynthia Hammer
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Cynthia Hammer, MSW discusses a new tool teachers can use to prevent children with Inattentive ADHD from being overlooked.
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Navigating Change In Recovery
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Navigating Change in Recovery

  • April 28, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores our impulse to change, and why accepting changes can be so difficult.
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Neurodiversity And “Gastrodiversity”
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Neurodiversity and “Gastrodiversity”

  • April 17, 2025
  • Wendy Lyman
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism mom Wendy Lyman looks at the need for community around the GI complications and diseases that often co-occur with ASD.
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How Mess Equates To Stress
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How Mess Equates to Stress

  • April 7, 2025
  • Amelia Zannoni
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Amelia Zannoni discusses studies showing the connection between messy environments and feelings of stress, and explores tools for cleaning during busy times.
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Do Neurodiverse People Grieve Differently?
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Do Neurodiverse People Grieve Differently?

  • April 2, 2025
  • Nick Bamonte
  • ADHD, Autism, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores his relationship with grief, and questions if neurodivergent people process loss differently.
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Mental Health & Relationships: How Our Attachments Transform Us
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Mental Health & Relationships: How Our Attachments Transform Us

  • March 24, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores attachment styles in relationships, and how they can transform us over time.
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Diagnosing Dystonia
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Diagnosing Dystonia

  • March 18, 2025
  • Amelia Zannoni
  • cerebral palsy, dystonia, Neurodiversity
Amelia Zannoni explains what dystonia is, how it's diagnosed, facts and figures, and treatment options.
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Three Ways Intentional Space Design Impacts ADHD Individuals
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Three Ways Intentional Space Design Impacts ADHD Individuals

  • March 1, 2025
  • Stephanie Scheller
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
ADHD self-advocate and entrepreneur Stephanie Scheller explores how neurodivergent individuals can be impacted by space design.
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A Girl’s Journey To A Delayed ADHD Diagnosis
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A Girl’s Journey to a Delayed ADHD Diagnosis

  • March 1, 2025
  • Natalie Gottret Murillo
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Natalie Gottret Murillo shares how she came to be diagnosed with ADHD in college and the emotional repercussions that followed.
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Self-Love And Healing
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Self-Love and Healing

  • February 27, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity

By Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT Finding True Healing Self-love and healing are challenging, because we’re…

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Psychotherapy Is Lifelong Self-Discovery On Both Sides: An Autistic Self-Advocate’s Perspective
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Psychotherapy Is Lifelong Self-Discovery on Both Sides: An Autistic Self-Advocate’s Perspective

  • February 19, 2025
  • Angela Yael Blumberger
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, mental health, Neurodiversity
German autistic psychologist/psychotherapist Angela Yael Blumberger discusses her experiences with psychotherpy, and how it may not suit the neurodivergent.
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6 Tips For A Mentally Healthy Valentine’s Day
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6 Tips For a Mentally Healthy Valentine’s Day

  • February 11, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, MFT gives 6 tips for making sure your Valentine's Day is enjoyable, and good for your mental health.
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Object Permanence & Chronic Pain Conditions: Introspection On The Autism Spectrum
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Object Permanence & Chronic Pain Conditions: Introspection on the Autism Spectrum

  • February 10, 2025
  • Marcelle Ciampi
  • aspergers, Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Marcelle Ciampi, M.Ed. (aka Samantha Craft) reflects on her challenges with object permanence and chronic pain.
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What Is Generational Trauma?
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What Is Generational Trauma?

  • January 30, 2025
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the causes and effects of generational trauma.
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The Complex Relationship Between OCD And Grief
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The Complex Relationship between OCD and Grief

  • January 25, 2025
  • Emily Carter
Self-advocate Emily Carter explores the complex dynamic created when OCD and grief intersect.
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Diverse Minds, Prosperous Ventures: Neurodivergent Entrepreneurial Power
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Diverse Minds, Prosperous Ventures: Neurodivergent Entrepreneurial Power

  • January 19, 2025
  • Karen Weeks
  • Neurodiversity
Karen Weeks explores the unique talents of neurodivergent entrepreneurs, and shares the steps needed to begin a business.
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Dyslexia & Creativity: Chuck Close’s Micro-Uniting And Universal Design
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Dyslexia & Creativity: Chuck Close’s Micro-Uniting and Universal Design

  • January 15, 2025
  • Ken Gobbo
  • Dyslexia, Neurodiversity
Professor Ken Gobbo explores the working method of dyslexic artist Chuck Close, and how it can benefit the work of neurodivergent people.
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What Is A Pediatric Neuropsychologist?
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What is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist?

  • January 7, 2025
  • Sarah Levin Allen
  • Neurodiversity
Pediatric Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Sarah Levin Allen demystifies the work of people in her field, and explains the benefits of evaluations.
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The Toll Of 34 Years With Undiagnosed Inattentive ADHD
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The Toll of 34 Years with Undiagnosed Inattentive ADHD

  • January 3, 2025
  • Aron Croft
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-Advocate and ADHD Coach Aron Croft shares the impact a delayed Inattentive ADHD diagnosis had on his life.
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9 Tips For Coping With Holiday Depression And Stress
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9 Tips for Coping with Holiday Depression and Stress

  • December 18, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • Anxiety, Depression, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, LMFT shares tips for dealing with depression and anxiety during the holiday season.
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A Reflection On Neurodiversity And Popular Culture: A Cautionary Tale Of Trends
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A Reflection on Neurodiversity and Popular Culture: A Cautionary Tale of Trends

  • December 13, 2024
  • Nick Bamonte
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
ADHD self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte contemplates the double-edged sword of neurodiversity awareness in social media and popular culture.
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Walking Beside You: One Teacher’s Quest For Understanding
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Walking Beside You: One Teacher’s Quest for Understanding

  • December 1, 2024
  • Ariana DeAngelis
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Ariana DeAngelis discusses her journey towards understanding autism.
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Gratitude And Mental Health: How To Feel Thankful Despite Challenges
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Gratitude and Mental Health: How to Feel Thankful Despite Challenges

  • November 20, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, J.D., M.F.T. discusses the important role gratitude plays in emotional health, and gives tips to feel thankful despite challenges.
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On Considering The Lily: A Tool For Coping In Uncertain Times
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On Considering the Lily: A Tool for Coping in Uncertain Times

  • November 14, 2024
  • Sean Inderbitzen
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate & therapist Sean M Inderbitzen LCSW, DSW explores a quote by Emily Dickinson that offers a tool for navigating uncertain or painful times.
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Embracing Uncertainty: Insights From A Case Manager At Epilepsy Alliance Florida
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Embracing Uncertainty: Insights From a Case Manager at Epilepsy Alliance Florida

  • November 8, 2024
  • Beatriz O
  • Epilepsy, mental health, Neurodiversity
Epilepsy Alliance Florida case manager Beatriz O offers tips for thriving while navigating uncertainty.
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What Is Alexithymia?
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What is Alexithymia?

  • November 7, 2024
  • Amelia Zannoni
  • Alexithymia, asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity, PTSD, tbi
Amelia Zannoni shares the details on Alexithymia, a trait often associated with autism but present alongside many other diagnoses.
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Living Alone With ADHD: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
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Living Alone with ADHD: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  • October 29, 2024
  • Natalie Gottret Murillo
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
ADHD self-advocate Natalie Gottret Murillo shares the lessons she has learned from living alone for the first time.
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OCD In College: How To Combat The Obsessions & Thrive In School
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OCD in College: How to Combat the Obsessions & Thrive in School

  • October 22, 2024
  • Emily Carter
  • Neurodiversity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ocd
Student and Self-advocate Emily Carter shares 5 tips for for thriving in college with OCD.
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Coping With Depression And Despair
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Coping with Depression and Despair

  • October 19, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • Depression, mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the common causes of depression and despair, and shares ways to overcome them.
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Why Sleep & Circadian Rhythms Matter For Mental Health
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Why Sleep & Circadian Rhythms Matter For Mental Health

  • October 9, 2024
  • Sarah Chellappa
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Sarah L. Chellappa, MD., MPH., PhD., highlights the role sleep can play in maintaining our mental health.
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How To Celebrate Neurodiversity At Work
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How to Celebrate Neurodiversity at Work

  • October 1, 2024
  • Sophie Bishop
  • Neurodiversity
Sophie Bishop explores ways to support neurodivergent peers in the workplace, and how it can benefit businesses.
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The Coping Tools
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The Coping Tools

  • September 29, 2024
  • Gabriela Guardarrama
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Therapist and self-advocate Gabriela Guardarrama shares tools for dealing with stress and other mental health challenges.
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Helping People Along Their Neurodiverse Journeys
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Helping People Along Their Neurodiverse Journeys

  • September 27, 2024
  • Sally Nilsson
  • ADHD, Autism, Neurodiversity
Psychotherapist, mentor, and self-advocate Sally Nilsson discusses ways to support the neurodivergent.
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Gender Differences In Diagnosis Of Autism
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Gender Differences in Diagnosis of Autism

  • September 26, 2024
  • Amelia Zannoni
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Amelia Zannoni explores the gender disparity in autism diagnosis, theories why it exists, and the affects a delayed diagnosis can have.
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What It’s Like Living In A Neurodiverse Family
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What It’s Like Living in a Neurodiverse Family

  • September 21, 2024
  • Nicholas Ivins
  • ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Nicholas Ivins discusses the realities and benefits of living ina family that is neurodiverse.
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The Truth About Codependent Relationships
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The Truth About Codependent Relationships

  • September 11, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • codependency, mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores some of the hidden aspects of codependent relationships, and how to overcome the problems they create.
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Sample Letters To Your Child’s New Teacher- For Apraxia, Autism, Or Any Neurodiversity
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Sample Letters To Your Child’s New Teacher- For Apraxia, Autism, Or Any Neurodiversity

  • September 6, 2024
  • Lisa Geng
  • apraxia, Autism, Neurodiversity
Lisa Gang shares examples of ways to communicate a neurodivergent child's needs to their education team.
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ADHD & Gut Health
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ADHD & Gut Health

  • August 21, 2024
  • Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC discusses the link between ADHD and gut health, and shares tips for improving it.
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Neurodiversity Is Not A Pathology
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Neurodiversity Is Not a Pathology

  • August 20, 2024
  • Sean Ivins
  • ADHD, Autism, Neurodiversity, ocd
Self-advocate Sean Ivins shares his perspective on neurodiversity acceptance, and why it shouldn't be pathologized.
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Back To School: Teaching Students On The Autism Spectrum
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Back To School: Teaching Students on the Autism Spectrum

  • August 17, 2024
  • Hilda Pacheco
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Educator Hilda Pacheco offers tips and tool to teachers with students on the autism spectrum.
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Are You Kind Or Codependent?
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Are You Kind or Codependent?

  • August 3, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT offers tools for differentiating between being a kind caregiver and a codependent caretaker.
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ADHD And Task Paralysis
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ADHD and Task Paralysis

  • July 29, 2024
  • Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate and Licensed Psychotherapist Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC explores ADHD task paralysis, and shares strategies for overcoming it.
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex And “TAND”
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and “TAND”

  • July 27, 2024
  • Preston Fitzgerald
  • Neurodiversity, TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
Tuberous Sclerosis self-advocate Preston Fitzgerald discusses "TAND", and the impact it can have on those with the condition.
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The Signs And Effects Of Emotional Incest
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The Signs and Effects of Emotional Incest

  • July 24, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the phenomena of emotional incest, and it's mental health repercussions.
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Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills To The Neurodiverse Student Population
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Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills to the Neurodiverse Student Population

  • July 18, 2024
  • Cath Kloss
  • ADHD, Autism, education, Neurodiversity
School psychologist Catherine Kloss, Ed.S., NCSP discusses the importance of teaching self-advocacy to neurodivergent students.
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Communication Development Through Play
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Communication Development Through Play

  • July 15, 2024
  • Brianna Stampler
  • Neurodiversity
Speech-Language Pathologist Brianna Stampler, M.S., CCC-SLP discusses the role of play in the development of communication skills.
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Masks And Shadows: Exploring The Concept Of Masking Through A Jungian Lense
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Masks and Shadows: Exploring the Concept of Masking Through a Jungian Lense

  • July 9, 2024
  • Nick Bamonte
  • ADHD, Autism, mental health, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the connections between Carl Jung's concept of "personas" and neurodivergent "masking".
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How To Recover From Trauma
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How to Recover from Trauma

  • July 2, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses multiple tools for those working to overcome trauma.
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Navigating ADHD During Pregnancy
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Navigating ADHD During Pregnancy

  • June 26, 2024
  • Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate, Licensed Psychotherapist, and parent Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC discusses common challenges that people with ADHD face during pregnancy.
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Scorching Stress: How Heat Can Impact Your Mental Health
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Scorching Stress: How Heat Can Impact Your Mental Health

  • June 14, 2024
  • Amelia Zannoni
  • Anxiety, Depression, mental health, Neurodiversity
Amelia Zannoni explores recent research that suggests extreme heat can have an impact on our mental well-being.
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How To Advocate For Your Needs To The Government
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How to Advocate for Your Needs to the Government

  • June 13, 2024
  • Kim Lew
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism & mental health self-advocate Kim Lew shares her experiences going to Capital Hill, and offers ways to let elected officials know about your needs.
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Brain Surgery & Neurodiversity: The Beginning Of My Journey
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Brain Surgery & Neurodiversity: The Beginning of My Journey

  • June 6, 2024
  • Christine Kujawski
  • Neurodiversity, tbi
Christine Kujawski shares how surgery to remove a brain tumor forever altered her life and relationship with neurodiversity.
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Are Narcissists Born Or Made?
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Are Narcissists Born or Made?

  • May 30, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the origins of narcissism. Is it nature or nurture?
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Onboarding First Day – Dyslexia Style
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Onboarding First Day – Dyslexia Style

  • May 25, 2024
  • Tiffany Sunday
  • Dyslexia, Neurodiversity
Corporate consultant, author and speaker Tiffany Sunday gives people with dyslexia tips for to have a successful first day of a new job.
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Learning About Learning Styles
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Learning About Learning Styles

  • May 18, 2024
  • Nick Bamonte
  • education, Neurodiversity
ADHD self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte discusses different learning styles, and explores the debate about if they even exist.
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Lighting The Way Forward: Overcoming Neurodiverse Challenges
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Lighting the Way Forward: Overcoming Neurodiverse Challenges

  • May 18, 2024
  • Renee Rosales
  • ADHD, apraxia, asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Educator, Parent, and Certified Cognitive Coach Renee Rosales, M.Ed. shares her method to connect with and support a neurodivergent loved one or client.
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How Autism Helped Our Martial Arts School
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How Autism Helped Our Martial Arts School

  • May 7, 2024
  • Rochelle Brenner
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Rochelle Brenner shares how accommodating students with autism led to better martial arts classes for everyone.
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Anorexia Nervosa In Women On The Autism Spectrum
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Anorexia Nervosa in Women on the Autism Spectrum

  • April 30, 2024
  • Brenda Grund
  • asperger's, Autism, eating disorders, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate and eating disorder specialist Brenda Grund shares important information about the co-occurence of ASD and Anorexia Nervosa in women.
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Mental Health & Relationships: The Distancer
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Mental Health & Relationships: The Distancer

  • April 12, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses pursuer-distancer relationships, and its relationship with attachment styles.
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Life With Epilepsy: Acceptance, Courage, Strength & Determination
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Life With Epilepsy: Acceptance, Courage, Strength & Determination

  • April 7, 2024
  • Lesley Donnelly
  • Epilepsy, Neurodiversity
Self-advocate Lesley Donnelly shares what she has learned from her lifelong journey with epilepsy.
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Sensory Trauma And Proactive Regulation
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Sensory Trauma and Proactive Regulation

  • April 2, 2024
  • Emma Reardon
Autism self-advocate Emma Reardon shares how negative sensory experiences can lead to trauma, and how to proactively prevent them.
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How The Hospital System Is Failing When It Comes To Cognitive Issues
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How the Hospital System is Failing When it Comes to Cognitive Issues

  • March 28, 2024
  • Michael Ellenbogen
  • alzheimer's, Dementia, Neurodiversity
Dementia self-advocate Michael Ellenbogen shares how hospitals and medical providers could give better care to those with cognitive issues.
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Dewey Or Hooey?: Exploring The Concepts Behind The Dewey Classroom
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Dewey or Hooey?: Exploring the Concepts Behind the Dewey Classroom

  • March 23, 2024
  • Joseph Lento
  • education, Neurodiversity
Educator & musician Joseph S. Lento explores the concepts of the Dewey Classroom, and how it encourages neurodiversity-friendly teaching.
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How Narcissistic & Addict Parents Impact Their Children
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How Narcissistic & Addict Parents Impact Their Children

  • March 21, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity, parenting
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the impact that parents with Narcissistic Personality Disorder or Addiction issues have on their children.
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What 40 Years Of Mental Illness Has Taught Me
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What 40 Years Of Mental Illness Has Taught Me

  • March 13, 2024
  • David Westgate
  • bipolar, mental health, Neurodiversity
Australian businessman David Westgate shares lessons he has learned through living with bipolar syndrome.
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The Narcissist’s False Self
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The Narcissist’s False Self

  • March 7, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses the traits of people with narcissistic personality disorder, and how they may present a false version of themselves.
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What Is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
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What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?

  • March 3, 2024
  • Benjamin Bensadon
  • mild cognitive impairment, Neurodiversity
Dr. Benjamin A. Bensadon discusses mild cognitive impairment and how it differs from dementia.
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The Parentified Child: Causes, Signs, And How To Recover
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The Parentified Child: Causes, Signs, and How to Recover

  • February 20, 2024
  • Darlene Lancer
  • mental health, Neurodiversity, parenting
Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the concept of child "parentification", and shares how to recognize and recover from it.
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The Importance Of Peer Groups In The Autism Community
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The Importance of Peer Groups in The Autism Community

  • February 18, 2024
  • Katie Oswald
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Katie Oswald, self-advocate and Executive Director of the Full Spectrum Agency for Autistic Adults, discusses the positive impact peers groups can have.
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Fatigue-Fighting Strategies For Parents Of Children With Disabilities
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Fatigue-Fighting Strategies for Parents of Children with Disabilities

  • February 12, 2024
  • Karen Weeks
  • Neurodiversity, parenting
Karen Weeks shares strategies to help parents of kids with special needs fight fatigue and stress.
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