Neuroplasticity
Got Trauma? How about ART?
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART for short) is a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach for anxiety, trauma, and emotional overwhelm - Offered by SwiftMind Care in California
Newsletter
Task Initiation Tool for Adults with PDA
When your brain says “absolutely not” to things you actually need to do
Newsletter
Understanding Masking in Autism: It's Not Pretending
I want to clear something up about autistic masking because there's a massive misconception floating around. When people hear "masking," they often think we're pretending to be someone we're not. That's not what's happening at all. Here'
acceptance
How Emotions Are Made - Book Outline With Nurodivergent Affirming Perspectives
Core Premise
Neurotype
When Autistic Traits Stop Being Convenient
Understanding Masking and Authenticity
Affirming
The Two Sides of AuDHD: What Everyone Sees and What They Miss
...a personal take.
Neuroplasticity
The Light is Already Returning - Hurrah!
We just made it through the ten darkest weeks of the year. I'm talking about the period surrounding the winter solstice through early January, when daylight hours are at their absolute minimum and our bodies know it, even when our minds try to push through. If you'
Social
So, What is "Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder"?
A Path Toward Connection
Newsletter
The Invisible Weight: Understanding AuDHD and the Micro-Moments That Add Up
You know that feeling when something small happens and suddenly your whole nervous system is screaming? When a mid-day appointment doesn't just interrupt your schedule but completely derails your ability to do anything else that day? That's not you being dramatic. That's your
Neurotype
Grounding Techniques for the Office
If you’ve ever felt your heart start racing at your desk for no obvious reason, you’re not alone. For many neurodivergent folks, the workplace can trigger our nervous systems in ways that feel disproportionate to what’s actually happening. It’s not the big catastrophes that get us—
Transitions
Why I’m Re-Incorporating My Therapy Practice (And You Might Need To As Well)
*Thank goodness I found this out before being fully established as a functioning LLC
sensory
What Brain Energy Research Tells Us About Neurodivergent Sensory Needs
When Beauty Means Less Work New research from the University of Toronto just gave us scientific language for something many neurodivergent people have been saying for years: some environments just *cost* more to be in. The study found that images people find beautiful are actually the ones that require less