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October (Auctober) is ADHD Awareness & Autistic Pride Month
Happy Auctober!
Every October, we celebrate the unique strengths and assets that Autistics and ADHDers possess. It's also a time to bring awareness to the challenges we face due to lack of understanding and accommodation at home, work, school, and play.
Auctober 2024 Themes
Week one: October 1 - 6
ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) awareness.
Week two: October 7 - 13
Depression education and Autism acceptance.
Week three: October 14 - 20
ADHD awareness and bullying prevention.
Week four: October 21 - 27
National book month celebration and autism acceptance.
Week five: October 28 - 31
AuDHD awareness, entrepreneurship, and AAC awareness month.
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Inclusive Hallowe'en
Tips for making Hallowe'en Trick-or-Treating More Inclusive, particularly for Neurodivergent Trick-or-Treaters.
Auctober: AuDHD-related articles
ADHD FAQs
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
Autism FAQs
An expert answers the most frequently asked questions about ADHD. What is ADHD?; Is ADHD genetic?; Is ADHD a mental illness?; Is ADHD a learning disability?; Is ADHD a Disability?; How do you get diagnosed with ADHD?; And… Now what?...
Autism FAQs
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
Autism FAQs
Answering the most common questions I receive about Autism. Some people consider their neurotype a disability in itself because their own Autistic traits cause them distress, whereas many consider autism a disability because the world is not centred around the needs of Autistics.
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
Why being both ADHD and Autistic feels like having an ongoing episode of “The Odd Couple” in my brain. ADHD and Autism are so similar, yet so different. Hilarity and frustration ensue.
Autistic and ADHD Differences
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
My Autism & ADHD are Not BFFs
Differentiating Between ADHD and Autism: How they are similar and how to tell them apart. Because neurology is so complex, there is a vast spectrum of traits and individual experiences.
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
Don't try to put me in a box. It won't work out well for you. Every once in a while, when someone doesn’t like my “off-topic” content on social media (usually 2s+LGBTQ posts), they say something along the lines of, “I thought this was a neurodiversity page!”
Finding an AuDHD Coach
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
Neurodivergence and Intersecting Identities
Ever wondered what an Autism, Executive Functioning, or ADHD Coach does? I outline some of the supports a neurodiversity-affirming professional coach should be willing, qualified, and able to provide...
Jillian Enright, CYW, BA Psych.
AuDHD Coach
Being Autistic and having ADHD is a unique neurotype, one that most professionals don't fully understand. My son and I are both AuDHD, giving me a unique blend of personal, professional, and academic experience.
Why a butterfly and infinity symbol?
AuDHD Symbols
The Autistic self-advocacy community has moved (as far as possible) away from using a puzzle piece, which represented us as being "broken", unknowable, unsolved mysteries. Autistics are not so puzzling if you listen to us! Many Autistic advocates are happy to educate people if they are respectful and willing to listen.
The infinity symbol represents the understanding that Autism is not on a linear. spectrum, and each autistic individual has endless possibilities and often untapped potential.
The butterfly symbol evolved from the infinity symbol because a significant majority of Autistics also have ADHD -- it's estimated that as many as 70% of Autistics may have ADHD (some diagnosed, some undiagnosed).
The butterfly or hummingbird resonate with me as ADHD symbols because they're frequently in motion. The constant movement can represent both physical (external) hyperactivity and internal hyperactivity (i.e. racing thoughts) and the challenge in keeping our brains and bodies calm.
Learn more
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April is Autistic Pride Month
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Learn more about ADHD
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April is Autistic Pride Month
Learn more about Autism
Learn more about Autism
April is Autistic Pride Month
April is Autistic Pride Month
April is Autistic Pride Month
Learn more about Autistic Pride Month
Atypical Autistic Traits
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
April is Autistic Pride Month
Challenging stereotypes and describing some lesser-known Autistic traits. Autism in cis-women, trans women, non-binary folks, and anyone who doesn't present the typical way. Many non-conforming and marginalized people are misdiagnosed in healthcare and psychological diagnoses.
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
These are unofficial and informal (non peer-reviewed), yet very common, Autistic traits in marginalized folks. As we know, the DSM criteria for autism was primarily based on the experiences, and observed behaviours of cis white males...
Anomalous Autistic Attributes
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
Additional Atypical Autistic Traits
Part three of three: Unofficial Autistic traits which are common in marginalized folks. This is intended for personal guidance only, and is neither diagnostic nor definitive. It is meant as a preliminary source of information, and a first step towards deeper self-exploration and self-understanding.