Tag: occupational therapy
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Autistic Burnout or Depression? A Lifetime of Not Knowing
For years I couldn’t tell whether I was depressed or simply spent past what rest could reach. Here’s how I learnt to ask the difference.
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Meltdowns vs Tantrums: What I Got Wrong for Years, and What I Do Differently Now
The school bus pulling up. The doors opening. Him stepping off. For years I met what came next as behaviour, not distress.
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I Went In Expecting an ADHD Diagnosis. I Came Out With Autism: A Late Diagnosis Story
I booked an ADHD assessment. I came out with an autism diagnosis, and giftedness. The full story of my late neurodivergent assessment as an adult woman.
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When You Stop Pretending You Don’t Need Directions: What an Adult Autism and ADHD Assessment Actually Feels Like
What an adult autism and ADHD assessment actually feels like. The fear, the tests, the tears, and what shifts before the results arrive. A personal account.
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A Legacy Left Unwritten: What Palliative Care Taught Me About Parenting and Purpose
I met a dying mother of two young boys when I was pregnant with my first. Her story changed how I think about legacy, parenting, and what truly matters.
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When Doing Our Best Doesn’t Feel Like Enough: Lessons from Palliative Care and Parenting
As an OT in palliative care, I met a wife whose husband had brain cancer. She changed how I see parenting. On doing your best even when it doesn’t feel enough.
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Both Things Are True: Loving Motherhood and Mourning the Life You Gave Up For It
I chose my children over my career, knowing what I was giving up. I don’t regret it. I still grieve it. And I’ve finally stopped pretending those two things can’t both be true.
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The Moment It Clicked: Understanding My Gifted Child’s Meltdowns and Changing How I Parent
He could teach himself coding but melted down over a journal entry. The moment I understood my gifted child’s neurodivergence and changed everything.