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Any Room For Neurodivergence?

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Hello again and it's been a while with my previous post on further additions of autism along with more intriguing discoveries over time I've been developing thanks to my latest round of counselling sessions with my psychiatrist, psychologist and an eFriend counsellor. And with 2 weeks since I've stopped my current medication, I'm satisfied nothing bad has been going and I hadn't been too tired and being more switched on and sleeping better. Whether being off the medication helped, I'm not a hundred percent sure but I'm not too worried lately. As the late months have gone by, I've been able to accept my attributes and bear in mind my barriers which could potentially add needless stresses if I didn't. And lately, I'm turning my attention to neurodivergence which is what this post is all about. This'll be a great opportunity to emphasise it as there apparently isn't much attention in Australia. So what is neurodivergence all about? Neurodive...

There's More To It

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Hello again and I hope you're having an enjoyable April month. And also being Autism Awareness Month, this post is to highlight the autism spectrum and more I hadn't mentioned before which I'll cover. So for those who've visited this blog for the first time, this is a journey of my life since my move. Anyway, I've been diagnosed with autism since I was 5 years old. I was quiet, insisting on things being the same, hated being touched, unable to cope with loud noises and was prone to massive tantrums but as I've been attending speech therapies, I was able to better communicate and along with having an integration aide beside me through school, I've been pulling through despite troubles with other people. Although I went to a specialist kindergarten, I went to public schools all the way to secondary school when I've finished. There are times learning gets too overwhelming but I've had assistance. But then with regards to navigating life after school, it...