When coping skills become compliance for autistics. How can autistics and clinicians make sure complying isn't overshadowing good therapy? We need to ask the right questions and address the "how" by adding an ellipsis.....

DBT for Loved Ones of Autistics. Systemic Interventions for Autistic Systems. Examples for applying DBT to an autistic system. Keep the system open, healthy and inviting to autistic ways of knowing, doing and being…

Autism & Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) are not the same. "Sensory sensitivities" & "overstimulation" paradigms hide APD. Here are 15 REAL traits of APD & trustworthy resources for treatment, accommodations, testing and more! Comment here or on my site to contribute to this conversation.

Autism & OCD overlap. Here are considerations to consider. For Autistics, clinicians, and assessors. The topic on distinguishing between Autistic processing and OCD needs more collective attention.

AuDHD is a unique processing differences. Understanding this requires an initial knowledge of Autism and ADHD traits occurring at the same time, not one at a time. Here are some examples.

Neurodivergence is not autism. Autism is neurodivergent. Why is this important? What happens when we make neurodiversity homogeneous?

What if Autistics don’t process slowly? Then what is happening when an autistic is perceived as processing slowly? First, it’s not about speed: not fast, nor slow Second, language is profoundly reductionistic Third, what’s the rush, there’s so much to say? For autistics, communication comes with grief, the inner world is rich, complex and evolving; and only some of it can be represented with words. The selection process is demanding. Autistics cannot parse out

Solidarity with Autistics in Therapy-Mutual Accompaniment. What does it mean to accompany? To be accompanied? Resources for learning more.

Autism reminds you of the fissure on the facade of normalcy, where you can play and re-make reality. Clinicians and autistics can travel in the liberatory potentials of autism together.

Ecologies of Autism YouTube Channel! Eradicate myths of autism and build an new collective literacy. For autistics, clinicians, loved ones and anyone interested in changing discourse on autism.

Autistics in therapy and their therapists need to recognize the myth of "rigid." It is a barrier to change with autistic clients. Autistics may want to recognize and name this with therapists when it arises and work to dismantle this barrier-myth in their work together.