Kristina Bravo

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.

Autonomy, Literacy & Autism Assessments can work together to build robust self-knowledge. This is for assessors, for people being assessed and anyone interested in learning more about Autism testing. Autism tests are designed to build and contribute to an individual and collective literacy of autism. A strong reliance on tools, technologies, clinical frameworks and formulas is a sign of the test being autism illiterate. Autonomy is the key to keeping autism assessments litera

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.

What is an excellent autism assessor? More than training, more than letters after a name. Four requirements, for clinicians and for those seeking an assessment.

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

Formal Autism Diagnosis with an Assessment isn't Required. Understand this myth, break it open and challenge it's assumptions.