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Getting the Help You Want: Neurodiverse Couples Therapy
September 13, 2021 .
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by Sarah Swenson, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Seattle, WA Don’t Give Up on Couples Counseling! Find a Therapist Who Understands Neurodiversity Instead In my work ... Read More
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Getting an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult
January 15, 2020 .
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Although most autism literature focuses on children, autism is a lifelong spectrum condition that affects about 1% of adults. People who are diagnosed with autism in adulthood may have ... Read More
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How to Deal with Loneliness in a Relationship When One Partner Is Autistic
October 31, 2019 .
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Author’s note: I write as if the couple here is an autistic man and a neurotypical woman. Sometimes, however, it is the woman who is autistic. Some couples I work with are gay, and ... Read More
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Autistic Burnout: An Often-Misunderstood Element of Autism
August 6, 2019 .
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During an autistic person’s life, there may be times when they seem to lose skills or show more obvious signs of autism. For example, a toddler who had a vocabulary of a dozen words may ... Read More
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Foot-Tapping and Hand-Flapping: Why Do People Stim?
January 4, 2019 .
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Self-stimulatory behavior, better known as stimming, is a type of sensation-seeking that can ease feelings of anxiety, frustration, and boredom. Some people find stimming pleasurable and ... Read More
