Practical tools for neurodivergent study, work, and life.
Some days it feels like you wake up with no batteries and almost no spoons. This article looks at what âlow-spoonâ days are, how they show up in everyday life, and offers tiny, realistic tools and routines to help autistic and ADHD adults get through the essentials without burning out completely.
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From the outside you might look calm and capable; at home youâre collapsing on the sofa, forgetting to eat and avoiding people. This article explores how long-term masking can feed into autistic burnout, what âquietly falling apartâ can look like in everyday life, and offers small, realistic ways to unmask safely and protect your limited energy.
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Background noise doesnât have to be painful to be exhausting. In this article I share how I use noise-reducing ear plugs and earbuds as an autistic adult in open-plan offices, at Beavers and in everyday life, and offer practical, safety-aware ideas you can adapt to find what works for your own sensory system.
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Deciding whether to tell people youâre neurodivergent can feel huge. This article explores the pros and cons of disclosure with family, at work and in community roles, and shares how Iâve handled it so far as an autistic adult, employee, PhD student, parent and Beaver Scout Leader.
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Many autistic and ADHD students care deeply about their work but still feel unable to start. Drawing on my own experience of working full time, studying part time and raising a family, this article explains why studying can feel impossible and offers tiny, realistic ways to move forward without expecting a perfect student brain.
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Many neurodivergent people look calm and capable at work while quietly falling apart afterwards. This article names that pattern of âpassing as fineâ, explores why autistic and ADHD adults so often do it, and offers small, realistic ways to make work 5â10% kinder to your brain.
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Many neurodivergent people look âfineâ on the outside while quietly unravelling underneath. This start-here page explains what I mean by âquietly neurodivergentâ, who the site is for, and how to use it in a low-pressure, low-energy way.
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