Autism Harmonizing Autism and Dance: A Beautiful Partnership Aleksander Dovganyuk-Krym, September 27, 2023 Hello, dance enthusiasts, and those who are on the extraordinary journey of navigating life with autism. I’m Aleksander, and today, we delve deeper into the transformative power of dance for individuals with autism. In this post, we’ll explore how dance can unlock potential, enhance communication, and nurture personal growth for… Continue Reading
Autism The constant faking of having autism / being autistic Aleksander Dovganyuk-Krym, September 15, 2023November 18, 2023 It’s something I just don’t understand: people wanting to have autism. It’s strange, kind of crazy even. But not something new. Faking illnesses and disorders date back probably longer than I can even imagine due to my young age. The earliest instance I can think of is the faking of… Continue Reading
Regular Posts Breaking the Silence: Autism, Mutism, and Selective Mutism demystified Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, May 5, 2023June 16, 2023 This blog post talks about the confusion that arises from misunderstanding selective mutism and regular mutism. It clearly states that selective mutism is an independent diagnosis and not a part of autism. It explains that the difference between selective mutism and regular mutism is choice, as people with selective mutism have no choice, while people with autism have a choice to speak but may not because of developmental delays, sensory overloads, difficulties in processing information, and/or social anxiety. The post also highlights that the confusion arises due to the usage of the term “selective”, which in the UK is replaced by “situational”, which means the same. The post also briefly touches upon the stigma and discrimination around the terms high functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome, highlighting the differences between the two. Continue Reading
Regular Posts Breaking the Stigma: Childhood Incontinence Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, February 24, 2023June 16, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Autism Rather left unspoken: The truth about curing autism Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, January 2, 2023November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Autism Breaking the stigma: Weight problems and neurodevelopmental disorders Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, September 6, 2022November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Autism A Look Into My Life: Autism Spectrum Disorder Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, July 8, 2022November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Regular Posts A Look Into My (Family’s) Life: Neurological Genetic Conditions Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, July 6, 2022November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Mental Health A look into my life: mental health Vladislav Dovganyuk-Krym, June 21, 2022November 18, 2023 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…. Continue Reading
Regular Posts A look into my life: Mental health diagnoses Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, May 12, 2022November 18, 2023 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…. Continue Reading
Regular Posts Why I avoid writing about autism while being autistic Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, December 31, 2020November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading
Regular Posts Who are you even supporting? Looking into AIESEC Vadim Dovganyuk-Krym, December 30, 2020November 18, 2023 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… Continue Reading