A Thousand Thoughts

one human thinking and writing about neurodivergence, humanity, being a parent, and existential questions outside the doors of the establishment

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June 4, 2023

Anger – the parent

I can be pretty painfully real with my older child. He sees some very unfiltered displays of frustration from me. I really worry some days that despite everything, I’m damaging him and shaming him purely by what is created by him plus me. Sometimes I think we are an explosive combination. And this is my Continue reading

Culture, Learning, Neurodivergent life, Parenting, Purpose

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June 1, 2023

Honour the drive

HONOUR THE DRIVE I was always called ‘intense’, and it wasn’t really a compliment. Frustration about stopping a task or being interrupted is often used as a criticism of people, and it even features in diagnostic criteria of autism in childhood evaluations. The common view seems to be that it is evidence of being self-absorbed, Continue reading

Belief systems, Culture, Deconstruction, Feminism, Learning, Neurodivergent life, Parenting, Purpose

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