What my dying cat taught me
I write this as my cat Luna sleeps next to me, subdued by strong painkillers and the effect of imminent death from acute kidney injury. This is not a happy piece.
Jeanie Gee's Neurodivergent Blog
✨Neurodivergent✨ SEN Specialist Tutor ✨Leader of a Large Neurodivergent ✨Community Counsellor in Training ✨Director of The ND Collabs ✨
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The new way ADHD and autistic people are making friends
Neurodivergent communities are booming and neurodivergent friendships are multiplying. What's changing? Hint - it's got a lot to do with the movement to ditch the apps, gaining momentum worldwide.
What 3 years of Microdosing Did To My ADHD Brain
For legal reasons, let’s say that despite being written in the first person, this is about SWIM: Someone Who Isn’t Me. Maybe it was my goldfish Judith. Maybe it’s fiction! Choose your own disclaimer.
Shame, Boundaries & RSD: How Adapted CBT Can Help - A Conversation with Dr Anita
From shame to people-pleasing, Dr Anita explains how Adapted CBT can help ADHDers build boundaries and co-regulate with compassion.
What It’s Like Being Part of a Neurodivergent Community — From the Founder of a Neurodivergent Friendship Group
(Or: Why I No Longer Feel Like a Malfunctioning Alien) Before I met my neurodivergent people, I was convinced I was an alien, and I desperately wanted to return to my home planet. I was constantly anxious, and I felt like I was just really bad at socialising.
Are Neurodivergents with ADHD and Autism Unable to Achieve Self Actualisation?
My Guinea Pig Henrietta and I explore the implications of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and how Neurodivergents are getting stuck at each level of the pyramid
Reducing Text Stress and Setting Boundaries
We’re normalising an expectation of instant responses and constant availability. It’s time to push back
I have ADHD and here’s why I don’t reply to your texts
When I say I forget, I will remember when it is 2am, when I am in a meeting, or when I am crossing the road
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) & How to Manage It
99% of people with ADHD experience RSD, and many find it to be the worst aspect of our condition. Much worse than The Disappearing Phone. It causes unbearable darkness & shame that blights our lives.
How Empathy is Experienced as a Neurodivergent
It is a myth that Neurodivergents, especially those with Autism, lack empathy. Many Neurodivergents experience heightened emotional empathy. This myth may be rooted in the double blind empathy problem