Part 2, The Empty Sheet
October 2, 2026
Part 2, The Empty Sheet
When the cue changed, the process heldThis is an add-on to yesterday's post about my one-sheet system.Tonight, when I went to take my medication, I noticed I'd left the empty sheet in the container. Normally I don't. Normally I throw it away.My first reaction was my inner cr...
Am I Using Double the Energy?
October 1, 2026
Why ND people get pissed off when they're interrupted
Last night, while taking my meds, I had a thought.My meds are a very strict routine for me. They need to be.I only ever leave one tablet sheet in the container I use for my meds. If I could see all of them, it would be harder to know when I'm about to run out. With one sheet...
Stop Folding Laundry
January 6, 2026
Stop Folding Laundry and Put a Bucket by the Door: Environmental Hacks for the AuDHD HolidaysThe school holidays are here. If you are an AuDHD parent, your brain is probably already in constant sensory overload, with the noise, the constant snack requests, and the overwhelm ...
Emotions and "Hand Gestures"
October 22, 2025
Self Regulation, Emotions and “Hand Gestures”.The other day during doom scrolling I came across a particularly emotionally pulling video (I’m a sucker for kid and animal videos), and instinctively my hand went to my heart. In that moment, the physical pressure was exac...
Self-Care Isn't About Being "Lady-Like" — It's About Taking Care of YourselfI came across a post recently that stopped me in my tracks. A woman in her 30s, recently diagnosed as autistic, shared how her partner had criticized her for not being "lady-like" enough. She descr...
GPs Prescribing ADHD Meds from 2026: What I Think (and What I Hope We Get Right) As someone who works with ADHD and AuDHD clients every day, I’ve been watching the recent news closely, and I’ve got thoughts. From February 1, 2026, GPs and nurse practitioners in Aotearoa ...
“More Than a Number: Shifting the Focus From Weight to Wellbeing for Our Neurodivergent Kids”
May 27, 2025
ARFID & Neurodivergent Kids
Reading through Facebook I’m always struck by the gaps in the system and how families are struggling in different areas of this journey and it reminds me of my own journey. Recently a post resonated with me more than most and I felt strongly that I needed to sha...
Autonomy & You
March 9, 2025
If you follow me on socials you will know that things have changed a wee bit for me in the last few weeks. I now have a very quiet and clean house, well😂, am supporting my children from afar and am having to figure out who I am again.Autonomy, or our who, what,...
Co-regulation Explained
February 12, 2025
This beautiful blue eyed boy used to freak out every time he couldn’t see me when he was in this thing, but he was also the kid that would chuck himself off every high thing he could find. He was the kid that would walk himself home from the skatepark covered in blood, the...
Sensory Overload & What to do about it
January 27, 2025
Sensory OverloadSensory overload is one of those buzz words that I didn’t pay a lot of attention to until the last couple of years but now I pay a huge amount of attention to.And here’s why. Through my teenage years and twenties I would hear “bugs” in the ...
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