Tag Archives: strength

Dysregulated: Excavation and Big Feels

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I am sad and oh so dysregulated. In some ways I don’t feel like I have a good reason – not when I compare what is going on for me with what so many others are currently experiencing in this … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, ADD/ADHD, Disability, Disclosure, executive function, neurodivergent | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tears and glimpses of the moon

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

So many parents of children with autism are amazingly strong and resilient. We are skilled in advocacy and educating others. We can be almost psychic in our ability to anticipate behaviours and sensory reactions, or else uncanny in our ability … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Behaviour, Diagnosis, Grief, Parent, Tears, ToM (Theory of Mind) | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments