Understanding Social Communication and Its Challenges for Those Who Are Autistic
Social communication involves far more than words. This blog explores the unique challenges autistic individuals may face with non-verbal cues, conversational rules, emotional regulation, and social expectations, alongside practical strategies for support.
How Weak Working Memory Can Impact Your Day
Weak working memory can make even simple daily tasks challenging. This blog explores how working memory difficulties affect routines, conversations, learning, and productivity, alongside practical strategies to help manage and support working memory in everyday life.
Understanding Your Own Autism or ADHD: The Path to Personal Mastery
Understanding your own autism or ADHD is the first step toward personal mastery. This blog explores executive functioning, sensory processing, co-occurring conditions, and real-life examples to help individuals build strategies that support their daily life.
Understanding Time Blindness in ADHD
Time blindness is one of the most misunderstood ADHD traits. It’s not about being lazy — it’s about how the ADHD brain processes time. In this blog, we explore why it happens and how to support children and adults who experience it.
Dismantling the Myth: Why Neurodivergent Diagnosis Helps Children, Not Harms Them
Many claim that neurodivergent diagnoses “label” children unnecessarily — but this misunderstanding harms children far more than the diagnosis ever could. In this post, I dismantle the myth that identifying ADHD or autism is negative, and explain why recognition and understanding are essential for a child’s wellbeing, identity, and development.
Alexithymia and Narcissistic Behaviour: Debunking the Myth
Many people confuse alexithymia with narcissism, but the truth is far more nuanced. This blog explains the real reasons autistic and ADHD individuals may struggle to express emotions—and why this has nothing to do with narcissistic traits.
Understanding Interoception and Alexithymia
A clear, relatable explanation of interoception and alexithymia — why autistic and ADHD people may not feel or express emotions the way others expect, and how internal body signals shape emotional awareness.
The Hidden Risks of Undiagnosed ADHD and Autism
Many autistic and ADHD individuals go years without recognition. This article explains what happens when neurodiversity is missed—covering mental health, safety risks, education, behaviour and why early psychoeducation changes everything.
The Intricate Link Between Low Dopamine, ADHD, and Depression
Low dopamine plays a major role in ADHD and mood. This post explains how dopamine affects focus, motivation and emotional wellbeing.
Emotional Regulation Won’t Improve Until We Understand What’s Really Going On
This blog explores why emotional regulation is difficult for autistic and ADHD individuals, what’s happening in the brain, and strategies that genuinely help.
Understanding Autism in Girls: Recognising Distinct Signs and Supporting Neurodivergent Youth
Autism in girls is misunderstood and frequently overlooked. This blog explains the unique signs and offers clear support strategies for families.
Unmet needs of ADHD
This blog highlights the core unmet needs in ADHD and how understanding these needs can transform behaviour and wellbeing.
Understanding OCD: Beyond Myths to the Reality of Intrusive Thoughts
This blog breaks down intrusive thoughts, the reality of OCD, and why they are more common than people realise.