But they may be overwhelmed—not unwilling. Sometimes they have spent the whole day masking: hiding stress, copying others, forcing eye contact, managing noise, following social rules and trying to appear “fine.” That effort can be exhaustin
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Autistic meltdowns and shutdowns are responses to overload, not attention-seeking or bad behaviour. 💙 Meltdown • Loss of regulation
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This can be especially hard to recognise when someone is masking. Masking is when an autistic person hides their differences or forces themselves to act in ways that seem more acceptable to others. They may stay quiet, copy others, push thr
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But what if the reality is different? What if the student who never submits assignments isn’t refusing to participate? What if the employee who struggles to meet expectations isn’t lacking ambition?
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Some leaders build organisations. Some leaders build people. The leaders who leave the deepest impact often do both.
Her work focuses on helping people: ✨ Find direction and purpose ✨ Strengthen their mindset
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Many people think ADHD is simply an inability to pay attention. In reality, ADHD is often a challenge with regulation. This can include regulating:
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From the ANM archive · Thriving Thursday · Original social post: 16 July 20:24 The measure of success Source: View the ANM social archive · Browse the ANM Bites archive
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For years, my academic accomplishments led others to assume I was coping. In reality, I was working twice as hard to navigate environments that were overwhelming to my nervous system. Many neurodivergent people become experts at appearing s
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For years, it said: “You’re lazy.”“You’re too sensitive.”“You’re difficult.”“You should be able to cope.” Eventually, I stopped hearing those words as other people’s opinions.
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