Work-at-Home Success Starts with Skill Building: A Guide for Neurodiverse Adults As this blog has grown older, so have I. Over the years, my focus has shifted from healing and health toward work-at-home skills for autism and ADHD, because I realise that traditional jobs don’t always match neurodiverse strengths. This blog is still our lives, […]
Autism
Technology, Mold, Recovery
What a Week: Technology, Mold, Recovery, and What’s Ahead This past week has been one for the books, trying to remain positive but this has been dreadful in ways I didn’t know life could still manage to surprise me. Technology, which I usually find easy, has officially defeated me. Spending years in field tech support […]
Autism and Independence
Autism and Independence: Support for Adults on the Spectrum Navigating Responsibilities For autistic adults who are intellectually capable and often perceived as “neurotypical,” the challenges of managing adult responsibilities can feel overwhelming. Many individuals experience difficulties not due to a lack of capability, but because they simply don’t know what questions to ask or what […]
Transitioning to Adulthood with Autism
Transitioning to Adulthood with Autism, not a linear proposition: For our family, the journey has been about identifying developmental gaps and building independence step by step. Using a concept map, we’re revisiting missed milestones with the goal of helping our child gain back some resilience and confidence. I don’t think anyone could describe our experience […]
GLUT1 SLC2A1 Gene Mutation
GLUT1 SLC2A1 Gene Mutation – Mimicking ASD At 15 years old we finally realized that our child had a mutation on the SLC2A1 gene which resulted in a diagnosis of GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1 DS). This is another allegedly rare genetic disorder that affects the brain’s ability to get enough energy from glucose, leading to […]