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Abstract illustration of a person surrounded by overlapping sensory stimuli gradually fading into a calm, dim environment

Meltdowns and shutdowns: understanding overstimulation and taking back agency

Neurodivergence7 min readAudio
Abstract illustration of a human silhouette overlaid with a tangled network of nerves and circuits, suggesting neurological overload.

When burnout turns neurological: Autism and FND

Neurodivergence9 min read
Abstract illustration of an overworked control panel surrounded by bright lights and noise, symbolising autistic aunxiety.

Aunxiety: When 'Anxiety' Isn't the Right Word

Neurodivergence14 min read
Illustration of a flower where each petal represents a different focus area, and the center represents the transition between tasks.

Deep Focus vs Rapid Switching: Understanding Monotropism

Neurodivergence8 min read
Two people communicate differently, with speech bubbles representing uncertainty and urgency in conversation.

Direct, not difficult - autism and workplace communication

NeurodivergenceAutistic Therapist Directory
A person sits beside a growing plant, representing personal growth, patience and gradual change.

Discovering yourself late: living through a late neurodivergent diagnosis

NeurodivergenceLeone Centre
Two people face each other as calm signals become distorted between them, illustrating how differences in communication can lead to rapid misunderstanding and negative first impressions.

Why neurotypical people misjudge autistic people fast: neurotransception theory

Neurodivergence10 min read
A person smells a flower as the scent evokes memories, nature and emotion, illustrating the powerful connection between smell, memory and feeling.

When smell touches the whole self

NeurodivergenceCounselling Directory
A person with an empty mind’s eye rests a hand over a glowing heart, representing emotional connection and empathy without mental imagery.

Aphantasia and empathy: beyond the mind's eye

NeurodivergenceCounselling Directory
A person’s silhouette contains a vivid sensory landscape of light, sound, nature and movement, representing how the senses shape our experience of reality.

How your senses shape reality

NeurodivergenceCounselling Directory

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