It’s one of those subjects people rather don’t talk about, incontinence. However, it’s time for the stigma to break. So, let’s just get to it. A day in school Recently while I was teaching my students, I heard sniffles, followed by gasps, and then crying. One of the most embarrassing things happened to one of …
Foreword The series of “quick overview” blog posts are short and easy to understand explanations of subjects written about on this blog and are published for reference, not intended necessarily as independent reading material. These are fact-focused and lack personal opinions and information. And are published to reduce the linking to third party sources, as …
It’s one of the most controversial subjects when it comes to autism, the idea of curing it. And when you look around the internet, the information you can find about the subject is diverse, especially stating everything in both ways possible. As an example, you will find both the answer of autism being incurable, but …
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I was asked about this stigma in private, but I think this might be good for others to be aware of as well, seeing as even medical professionals tend to overlook this fact. Which is the proven reason why people with neurodevelopmental disorders commonly have weight problems. So, let’s start from the basics. In neurodevelopmental …
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Note: An addition to this post is shared here: https://snowcalmth.com/selective-mutism-and-autism/ In the last post by my son Vlad, you could read a bit about autism spectrum disorder already. As he told, a lot of people tend to think of the obsessive behavior when it comes to it. Similarly, there is a lot of attention to …
Note beforehand: This blog post may feel incomplete. Sadly, I have had severe trouble with focusing on this blog post, hence I ended up quickly writing an end to it. I might revise it in the future, but I just wanted it to be shared by now, as I’ve been busy with this blog post …
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Foreword This blog post forms a continuation of my dad’s post. He didn’t dare to share something relating to me because of the stigma which this has. I will do what he didn’t dare. Trigger warning: This blog post discusses mental health subjects which some people could be sensitive to. If you’ve read my dad’s …
Just a quick note beforehand that this will be spread out over several posts. And I won’t be saying any timeframe of how long will be between each post. The reason behind that is actually partially found in this first share. I will try to improve my writing wherever possible. So, constructive criticism send to …
It’s weird to tell you this, but since the start of my blog I’ve been scared of 1 single subject, which is autism. Yes, I’m an autistic blogger and am scared to literally tell about my own experiences, which is also the reason why most blog posts I dared to share before eventually got hidden …
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You might actually have seen it while browsing around the web, those advertisements about volunteering abroad. Especially if you live in Western Europe and Northern America, these advertisements are very common. And you might say, “why not?” Many of the advertisements are from reputable companies after all. Especially the NGO “AIESEC” is well-known for this. …
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