Autism in Girls: Why So Many Are Still Being Missed in Ireland
Girls with autism are being identified years later than boys, or not at all. In my experience there are several reasons for this, but it begins with recognising that the...
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Girls with autism are being identified years later than boys, or not at all. In my experience there are several reasons for this, but it begins with recognising that the textbook version of autism was written about boys, and it still dominates the way many clinicians, teachers, and parents think about the condition. The quiet […]
Girls with autism are being identified years later than boys, or not at all. In my experience there are several reasons for this, but it begins with recognising that the...
Autistic people do form attachments, often very deeply. But the way those bonds are expressed, and the way others read them, can differ enough from neurotypical expectations to create genuine...
I often liken living with both ADHD and bipolar disorder to a tornado meeting a volcano. In my clinical practice, I have seen what this combination does to people’s lives,...
Rejection affects everyone. But for some people, it doesn’t just hurt. It paralyses. A friend’s offhand comment. A job application you never heard back from. A text message that took...
The alarm goes off, and you silence it. Twenty minutes later, another alarm. You know you need to get up, and you can even picture yourself getting up. Your brain...
You’ve taken three online quizzes and gotten three different results. You see yourself in multiple categories. Your attachment style seems to change depending on who you’re with. And every article...
Motor coordination difficulties affect up to 80% of autistic people. Understanding whether dyspraxia is part of your picture can change how you approach everything from driving to daily tasks. You...
She eats the same thing for lunch every day for three months, then suddenly can’t stand it. He forgets meals entirely when he’s working, then eats an entire day’s worth...
In my experience working with autistic adults, maths difficulties are one of those things that rarely gets talked about. People come in for an autism assessment, and somewhere in the...
In my clinical experience, questions about a possible link between autism and narcissism are becoming increasingly common. They usually come from people trying to make sense of challenging or confusing...