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Navigating the Challenges of School Drop-Offs
Starting school has been an emotional and overwhelming experience for our family. Managing drop-offs, pick-ups, and navigating various apps for lunches and updates complicate routines. The chaotic environment during school runs, filled with crying children and crowded areas, adds to the stress. It feels exhausting, yet we’re grateful Little Man is excited to attend.
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Autistic Burnout: What is it, and why does it happen?
Autistic burnout is a heightened state of stress, affecting energy, emotions, and sensory management. It’s often triggered by social and work-related factors, leading to emotional dysregulation, sensory overload, and brain fog. This can result in a sense of isolation, frustration, and an overwhelming feeling of responsibilities without the energy to address them.
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Autistic and ADHD: Who’s driving this car!?
Being Autistic and ADHD, I am in a constant struggle to keep both of these elements of myself content, and sometimes, under control. They’re like young siblings, sometimes they love each other and play along nicely, and the rest of the time it’s pure chaos. My Autistic self wants routine, to eat the same foods…
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Autistic parenthood: sensory overload
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I wish I could dress like a boy
I have pretty intense sensory processing differences – I get mega tactile joy from soft, light materials and clothing which flows off me. And I hate stuffy, thick, clunky clothing. Tags in clothing make me want to scratch the skin off my body. I find it difficult to wear full length trousers as I don’t…