Angels of Sunshine

Angels of Sunshine Specialised Coaching in Autism/Aspergers, ADHD and Mental Health conditions.

๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปADHD isnโ€™t a lack of attention itโ€™s difficulty regulating attention on demand...
16/11/2025

๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

ADHD isnโ€™t a lack of attention itโ€™s difficulty regulating attention on demand.
Boring, unclear, emotionally heavy, or overwhelming tasks = no dopamine = brain stalls.
This leads to misunderstandings:
People with ADHD aren't lazy.
They are trying to start the engine without fuel.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ:
โ€ข Wants to start but can't move
โ€ข Brain โ€œrejectsโ€ tasks that feel unclear or overwhelming
โ€ข Constant mental noise or mental blankness
โ€ข Guilt from procrastination โ†’ freeze cycle
โ€ข Bursts of motivation then crashes

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€:
โœ” Start with a micro-task (2โ€“5 minutes)
โœ” Body-doubling (study/work alongside someone)
โœ” Visual timers + deadlines
โœ” Write tasks as verbs (โ€œEmail Samโ€ not โ€œWork stuffโ€)
โœ” External storage: planners, whiteboards, apps
โœ” Reward dopamine BEFORE starting (music, movement)

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜:
โ€œIโ€™ll do this for 3 minutes just to get it started.โ€

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€:
โ€ข Understanding rejection-sensitive nervous system
โ€ข Dopamine-first productivity (reward before task)
โ€ข Accountability systems
โ€ข Habit pairing (do X while Y)
โ€ข Emotional safety + self-compassion for โ€œslow startsโ€

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ:
Instead of โ€œWhy havenโ€™t you done it yet?โ€
Try:
โ€œLetโ€™s break this into tiny steps and start the easiest one together.โ€

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
Which tasks cause the most mental resistance? What emotion sits underneath?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ + ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€.

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ & ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†Repetitive behaviours and routines in autism aren't โ€œrigid,โ€ โ€œob...
15/11/2025

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ & ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†
Repetitive behaviours and routines in autism aren't โ€œrigid,โ€ โ€œobsessive,โ€ or โ€œimmature.โ€
They are self-regulation tools, neurological safety anchors, and emotional grounding systems.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โ€ข Watching the same show repeatedly (predictability = peace)
โ€ข Lining up objects / organising favourite items
โ€ข Stimming (flapping, humming, tapping, pacing)
โ€ข Eating familiar foods
โ€ข Repeating phrases for comfort
โ€ข Strong preference for routines & scheduling

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:
๐Ÿง  Reduce anxiety
๐Ÿ›‘ Prevent overwhelm & shutdowns
๐Ÿ” Process emotions & information
๐Ÿ“ Provide predictability in a confusing world
โšก Help regulate nervous system

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป:
โŒ โ€œMy needs are wrongโ€
โŒ โ€œI must hide myself to be acceptedโ€
โŒ โ€œMy comfort is inconvenientโ€
This impacts mental health more than the trait itself.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ & ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€:
โœ” Protect stimming routines
โœ” Provide transition warnings
โœ” Use visual schedules
โœ” Honour sameness needs during high-stress periods
โœ” Offer โ€œchoice within structureโ€

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜
โ€œIn 10 minutes we will leave. In 5 minutes Iโ€™ll remind you again. Whatโ€™s the last thing youโ€™d like to do before we go?โ€

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€:
โ€ข Developing flexible safety, not forced flexibility
โ€ข Using routines to build momentum
โ€ข Building โ€œcalm scriptsโ€ for transitions
โ€ข Introducing change through choice + visuals
โ€ข Identity-safe self-regulation (no shame)

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜:
What repetitive behaviours helped you cope as a child? Were they supported or discouraged?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ + ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€.

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปAutistic sensory systems can be highly tuned or under-responsive.Not โ€œpickyโ€ or โ€œd...
14/11/2025

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
Autistic sensory systems can be highly tuned or under-responsive.
Not โ€œpickyโ€ or โ€œdramaticโ€ nervous system wiring.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€:
๐ŸŽง Covering ears in loud places
๐Ÿฝ Avoiding certain textures
๐Ÿ‘• Clothing tags causing pain
๐Ÿ’ก Bright lights โ†’ overwhelm
๐Ÿง˜ Seeking deep pressure or movement

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€:
โœ” Noise-canceling headphones
โœ” Weighted blankets / deep pressure
โœ” Soft clothing, no tags
โœ” Sensory safe zones
โœ” Predictable environments

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€:
โ€ข Chewable jewelry
โ€ข Fidget tools
โ€ข Compression clothing
โ€ข Noise apps / brown noise
โ€ข Sunglasses indoors if needed

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต:
โ€ข Sensory mapping
โ€ข Nervous-system grounding
โ€ข Building supportive daily routines
โ€ข Advocating for sensory needs

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜:
โ€œYour sensory needs are real letโ€™s support your body, not fight it.โ€

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
What sensory experience exhausts you most?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€.

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€Autistic communication = direct, honest, precise, information-focused.Not โ€œrude,โ€...
13/11/2025

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Autistic communication = direct, honest, precise, information-focused.
Not โ€œrude,โ€ โ€œawkward,โ€ or โ€œliteralโ€ just different social wiring.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:
โ€ข Direct questions + statements
โ€ข Struggle with vague language / hidden meaning
โ€ข Preferring structure & predictability
โ€ข Needing time to process before responding
โ€ข Feeling social exhaustion even when enjoying company

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€:
โœจ Loyalty & honesty
โœจ Deep thinking
โœจ Integrity
โœจ Fairness & justice focus

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โœ” Clear language (โ€œPlease put shoes by door before lunchโ€)
โœ” Allow pauses
โœ” Offer written info alongside verbal
โœ” Donโ€™t force โ€œsmall talkโ€ as connection
Self-Advocacy Script for Adults:
โ€œDirect communication helps me respond clearly and respectfully.โ€

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€:
โ€ข Communication scripts
โ€ข Self-advocacy & boundary-setting
โ€ข Identity-safe emotional regulation
โ€ข Social energy pacing + recovery strategies

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
Who taught you that directness was rude rather than efficient?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒDyscalculia affects number sense, math fluency, sequencing, time awareness, and mem...
12/11/2025

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ

Dyscalculia affects number sense, math fluency, sequencing, time awareness, and memory.
Not โ€œbad at mathsโ€ different neurological wiring.

๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€:
โ€ข Difficulty judging time (โ€œ5 minutesโ€ vs โ€œ30 minutesโ€)
โ€ข Trouble learning times tables / arithmetic
โ€ข Anxiety around money, timetables, directions
โ€ข Struggles estimating quantities (cooking, budgeting)
โ€ข Avoidance of maths if shamed early in life

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:
โœจ Creative problem-solving
โœจ Strong verbal reasoning
โœจ Empathy & intuitive thinking

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โœ” Visual aids (blocks, grids, timelines)
โœ” Finger counting & calculators โ€” valid tools
โœ” Math-free budgeting tools (colour envelopes)
โœ” Recipe cards with pictures not numbers
โœ” Maths anxiety strategies + reassurance

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿ›’ Budget using cash envelopes or colour coding
โฐ Use visual timers
๐Ÿ“ Step-by-step route planning apps
๐Ÿฅฃ Cooking with pre-measured ingredients

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€:
โ€ข Reducing maths shame
โ€ข Gentler learning environments
โ€ข Budgeting systems that reduce anxiety
โ€ข Time management for number processing differences

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜:
โ€œMaths is a language weโ€™ll learn it at your pace, your way.โ€

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜:
What early school memory shaped your beliefs about your math ability?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€.

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ / ๐——๐—–๐—— ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด + ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑDyspraxia (DCD) affects motor coordination, sequencing, spatial a...
11/11/2025

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ / ๐——๐—–๐—— ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด + ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ

Dyspraxia (DCD) affects motor coordination, sequencing, spatial awareness, planning, and working memory.
It's not โ€œclumsyโ€ itโ€™s neurological.

๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ:
โ€ข Struggling to tie shoelaces / handwriting fatigue
โ€ข Difficulty judging space or coordinating movements
โ€ข Sensory sensitivity to touch / noise
โ€ข Easily overwhelmed by multi-step tasks
โ€ข Seeming โ€œforgetfulโ€ due to processing overload
โ€ข Emotional exhaustion from constant effort

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ:
โœจ Empathy & intuition
โœจ Creative problem-solving
โœจ Determination
โœจ Unique perspective + innovation

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โœ” Digital writing instead of handwriting
โœ” Step-by-step visual instructions
โœ” Extra time + flexible pace expectations
โœ” Routines broken into micro-tasks
โœ” Balance + motor skills practice (OT recommended)
โœ” Strength-based praise (focus on effort + strategy)

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ:
Instead of โ€œGet ready for school,โ€ break it into:
๐Ÿงฆ Socks โ†’ ๐Ÿ‘• Shirt โ†’ ๐Ÿงฅ Coat โ†’ ๐ŸŽ’ Bag โ†’ ๐Ÿšช Shoes by door

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต:
โ€ข Executive function routines
โ€ข Sensory regulation
โ€ข Emotional resilience
โ€ข Confidence + narrative reframing
โ€ข Building visual and body-based strategies

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜:
โ€œYour brain works differently โ€” not incorrectly. We're building steps that work for you.โ€

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
What tasks drain me most? How can I break them into fewer steps?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€.

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒDyslexia is not simply a reading difficulty itโ€™s a language-base...
10/11/2025

๐——๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
Dyslexia is not simply a reading difficulty itโ€™s a language-based information processing difference that affects working memory, sequencing, auditory processing, and organisation.

Many dyslexic people grow up believing they're โ€œnot smartโ€ because school focuses on reading + spelling speed over creativity, reasoning, emotional intelligence, or problem-solving.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€:
โœจ Creativity & imagination
โœจ Big-picture, solution-focused thinking
โœจ Verbal reasoning & storytelling
โœจ Entrepreneurship and innovation
โœจ Strong social intuition

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โ€ข Slow reading or fatigue when reading
โ€ข Difficulty taking notes while listening
โ€ข Forgetting sequences, instructions, lists
โ€ข Struggles with spelling + written expression
โ€ข Shame from past school experiences

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€:
โœ” Audiobooks & text-to-speech
โœ” Dictation apps
โœ” Mind-mapping software (XMind / Canva)
โœ” Chunked instructions
โœ” Colour-coded planners & notes
โœ” Multi-sensory learning (visual + verbal + hands-on)

๐—”๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ / ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น / ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ:
๐ŸŽง Reading alternative: Listen to audiobooks while following along
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Writing alternative: Speak ideas aloud before writing
๐Ÿ“ฑ Memory support: Use reminders, checklists, alarms, note-apps
๐Ÿ“˜ Exam support: Extra time + alternative assessments where possible

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€:
โ€ข Confidence & self-concept rebuilding
โ€ข Study/workflow systems that reduce fatigue
โ€ข Memory aids + processing hacks
โ€ข Self-advocacy scripts

Parent Script
โ€œYour brain isnโ€™t behind school just wasnโ€™t designed for the way it works. Weโ€™re building tools that match YOUR strengths.โ€

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜:
Where did you learn to evaluate intelligence only through reading and writing ability?

๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ & ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€.

๐Ÿ”Š ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑSensory overload isnโ€™t drama  itโ€™s a neurological emergency.Too much noise, light, smell, or ...
09/11/2025

๐Ÿ”Š ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ

Sensory overload isnโ€™t drama itโ€™s a neurological emergency.
Too much noise, light, smell, or touch can send the brain into shutdown or meltdown.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†:

Noise-cancelling headphones or soft earplugs
Sunglasses indoors if light hurts
Calm spaces with soft textures
Weighted blankets or compression gear

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€.

๐ŸŒˆ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ โ€œ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€Neurodiversity means there is no single โ€œrightโ€ way to think, lear...
08/11/2025

๐ŸŒˆ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ โ€œ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€
Neurodiversity means there is no single โ€œrightโ€ way to think, learn, or feel.
ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other differences are part of human variation not errors to correct.

When we stop forcing people to mask, rush, or change to fit in, we start seeing how beautifully varied human potential really is.

Society doesnโ€™t need to โ€œfixโ€ neurodivergent people it needs to adapt to include them.
Letโ€™s shift the conversation from deficit to difference.

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

๐ŸŽถ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€Music is medicine for dopamine.Fast beats can help ADHD brains ...
08/11/2025

๐ŸŽถ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
Music is medicine for dopamine.
Fast beats can help ADHD brains focus. Calming rhythms can ground overstimulated sensory systems.
It connects emotion, memory, and motivation in ways words canโ€™t.
Try creating playlists for moods or energy levels โ€” โ€œFocus,โ€ โ€œCalm,โ€ โ€œReset.โ€
The right track can shift your brain chemistry faster than caffeine.

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ.

๐ŸŒง๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€  ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—นNeurodivergent burnout feels like your brain and body shutting down.Tasks that ...
07/11/2025

๐ŸŒง๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น
Neurodivergent burnout feels like your brain and body shutting down.

Tasks that used to be easy now feel impossible. Even joy feels out of reach.

Recovery means doing less, not trying harder.

Remove demands. Sleep. Eat. Let silence heal you.

Youโ€™re not broken youโ€™re depleted.
Rest is how your brain resets.

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐——๐—  ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜.

โ˜• Drop-In Idea: Parent Support. I am blessed that I have an office with great space to gather people together. There are...
07/11/2025

โ˜• Drop-In Idea: Parent Support.

I am blessed that I have an office with great space to gather people together. There are amazing local support groups out there and I would not want to distract from what they do. There is a fab local group in my area called All Minds Matter who run once a month and would highly suggest you take a look, 3 parents with lived experience.

Parenting neurodivergent kids can be lonely especially when advice online doesnโ€™t fit real life.

Parent drop-ins offer connection, compassion, and laughter between people who get it as well as giving advice. I am brainstorming the best way to approach this with my followers and would love your comments and suggestions. I can offer in person drop in for locals as well as online platforms for my long distance parents.

Itโ€™s a space to ask questions, share strategies, or just exhale. No pressure, no judgment.

Sometimes the best therapy is a cup of tea and a nod from someone whoโ€™s been there.


๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐——๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ-๐—ถ๐—ป.

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