Most poignant lessons I learned in the past year
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I am autistic.
Controlling people breeds a toxic cycle – because people being controlled go on to control others. Breaking it requires being firm on 3 fronts: With the person who controlled you With yourself With others around you With the person who...
People claim “peace to reign”, and simply sweep matters under the carpet as against addressing the underlying issue. No consequences, no new laws, no boundaries, no compensation, no behavioral therapy, nothing. Just ”...
Neurodivergence?? Care to share few nuggets? — Love Surgeon🩺💔❤️ (@iam_Tommik) December 19, 2020 Neurodivergence speaks to the fact that people’s brains are structured differently. The “majority” are neurotypical. The non-typical...
Say you have a staff who is really good at their job but they have to be micromanaged to be efficient and your organization policy is really against micromanaging, what do you do? Tough — Moe (@Mochievous) December 8, 2020 While some might argue...
Not too long ago, I came face to face with just how long I had hidden in non-verbal spells as against an external meltdown. The withdrawal and shut down. The inability to speak, and if forced, the stutters, the frustrated tears, the immense effort...
Sometimes, I feel like using the word “neurodivergence” hides how common place and really relatable it really is. So, I’m adapting a Twitter thread I recently made to show what neurodivergence sometimes looks like in an...
A number of times this year, we have had a wave of people reminding others to be kind, to treat others well etc. However, it does not seem to last long before we sort of return to “default settings”. In this article, we take a look at...