By Heather Parks — 2021
I had an extra mission: To find my way through the maze of the special educational needs system and to understand a whole new culture of neurodiversity.
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Stuart discusses common problems that people with ADHD face when socializing with others.
Autism in Company - social strategies. How do you manage different hats/roles in different situations? How to adapt your social style based on level of relationship and situation.
Kristy touches on the history and trauma of failed connections for neurodivergent folks, the impact it has one self esteem and the complexity involved with future relationships moving forward.
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
The way ADHD brains develop can put us out of step with our childhood peers, leaving us feeling awkward, left out and with social anxiety that can follow us into adulthood. Here, I talk about my own experiences with that, and offer simple solutions.
A guide to friendships for neurodiverse people.
Today I share with you my personal experience as an autistic adult who was once an undiagnosed autistic girl, with friendship, and the challenges of friendship in a world designed for neurotypical people.
Looking back on my own experience as an autistic having trouble making friends and maintaining relationships.
Friendships – one of the most important relationships in our lives - is also a common area of struggle for people with ADHD.
I got together with my good friends who are also neurodiverse to talk about the challenges we have experienced with friendship, and what it's like to have friends who also have autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia.