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    Autism, Neurodiversity and Mental Health


    • October 30, 2020

      Detaching Yourself From ‘Female Autism’: Working towards the bigger picture

      Detaching Yourself From ‘Female Autism’: Working towards the bigger picture

      Enter into the online autism community and you will come across a lot of posts about how bad it is to discuss ‘female autism’. Hearing this as a newly discovered autistic female in the community, you may feel disappointed to find out that ‘female autism’ is not something those at the front of the movement are…

    • October 26, 2020

      Should we self-diagnose Autism & Neurodivergence?

      Should we self-diagnose Autism & Neurodivergence?

      Autism and other Neurodiversities are not mental disorders. They are different neurotypes. It, therefore, cannot be self-destructive to discover and identify as autistic or neurodivergent. Since many of us have lived years of our lives assumed to be “neurotypical”. I do not believe that you need an official diagnosis to identify as autistic or neurodivergent,…

    • October 18, 2020

      My Autism diagnosis empowered me to be myself

      My Autism diagnosis empowered me to be myself

      My Childhood  My earliest memory is one of me at the age of 4 trying to suffocate myself under my duvet cover. I must have just had another autistic meltdown and left alone uncomforted. I did not want to be in this world since the very beginning, but I never quite understood why. I grew…

    • October 9, 2020

      My Optimal Daily Routine & Executive Functioning

      My Optimal Daily Routine & Executive Functioning

      This is not a blog post about formulating the perfect routine for success, or showing you “a day in the life of…”. This is a blog post about creating a daily routine that is personalised, meaningful and attainable. Going back one year ago, I had absolutely no good habits what so ever. Seriously, zero daily…

    • September 7, 2020

      Neurodiversity: A Passionate Interpretation

      Neurodiversity: A Passionate Interpretation

      Neurodiversity is the variation and differences in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions. All neurotypes are part of the variation of the human population, and should be considered as ‘normal’ and ‘healthy’, as well as ‘different’ not ‘disabled’. Types of Neurodivergence include: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD or dyspraxia) Dyslexia…

    • September 6, 2020

      Mirroring Flirtatious Behaviour

      Mirroring Flirtatious Behaviour

      We may find ourselves continuously getting into uncomfortable situations where others think it is okay to flirt inappropriately or make unwanted sexual advances. I have often been so confused as to why this keeps happening when I have not given any sign of wanting to engage in that way. Examples of this may be: Being…

    • August 17, 2020

      Our vision, mission, aims:

      Our vision, mission, aims:

      Hello! Welcome to Women on the Spectrum and our first blog post. We are starting Women on the Spectrum to share our stories and experiences as women on the autism spectrum. There is not a lot of knowledge and research about women on the spectrum, and autism appears in many different forms and can look…

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