02
Sep
Phenom Field Note 001: My Brain is a Rubix Cube!
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Phenomenological Field Notes
Musings, observations, frameworks, research, and phenomenological field notes from a nonlinear bouncy brain exploring what it means to build a world that makes room for more kinds of minds.
28
Jul
The Bouncy Brain has a new home!
Howdy everyone!
A little update: The Bouncy Brain Newsletter has moved (from Substack)!
After some tinkering, designing, and a whole
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28
Jul
Cont. A fuzzy image and a feeling(?)
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28
Jul
Meeting Minutes: Quicksand Diplomacy
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01
Jul
Why Taking Time to Process Emotions Matters
The Power of Waiting for Words That Truly Reflect Your Feelings
I’m rarely silent because I have nothing to
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14
May
Untitled
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30
Apr
Neurodivergence: A built-in rubric for life
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23
Apr
Autism Is Not One Size Fits All: How Gender Affects Detection
Sara Spencer built this interactive data visualization to explore how autism presents differently across genders and why those differences matter
22
Apr
Always slightly out of step
My name is Kainat Zeb.
I’m 18, and I was late diagnosed with Level 2 Autism, ADHD, and Developmental
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28
Jan
Ethics in Practice Part 3: Ethics Are Not Optional
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12
Dec
Ethics in Practice Part 2: The Cost of Clarity
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02
Dec
Ethics in Practice Part 1: Why I Can’t Just “Let It Go”
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12
Nov
An Ode to Future Joy
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21
Oct
On Not Knowing: What Starting Therapy Has Taught Me About Humility
When I began my clinical training, I thought the goal was to know everything.
To have the right response ready.
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10
Sep
When Autism Disables: Living the Reality of Migraine, Burnout, and Limits
This week I had the most severe migraine of my life.
It was not just a headache. It was an
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05
Sep
The Prison of Perceived Rejection: Learning to Live With RSD
I’ve been dealing with rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) my entire life, even with no awareness of what RSD was.
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04
Sep
What It’s Like to Live Inside My Head
I live in my head.
It’s mostly alright here I guess.
There’s room enough for a lot of
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21
Aug
Masking, Code-Switching, and IFS: Presenting Based on Context
Masking.
It's a familiar and often dreaded part of our routine as neurodivergent people. It's a
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13
Aug
Masking as a Neurodivergent Therapist Intern
Masking has been with me for as long as I can remember.
It shows up in tiny, almost invisible ways:
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13
Aug
When Skills Slip and Words Fail: Understanding Autistic Burnout
Over the past three years, I have learned more about myself than I ever thought possible.
Discovering that I am
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08
Aug
Hyper-fixation and Special Interests: How Love Presents
What do you define as beautiful?
Do you think of sunsets and picturesque ocean views? Or do you think of
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07
Jul
Unmasking Reimagined: A Late-Diagnosed Perspective
I'm realizing that trying to "unmask" is the wrong perspective.
I've been camouflaging since
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16
Jun
Unmasking My Brain at 46
I was 46 when I started listening to The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood, learning
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23
May
What If The Problem Isn’t You?
For most of my life, I thought I was the problem.
I thought I was too sensitive. Too slow. Too
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02
May
Utah’s workplaces shouldn’t ask neurodivergent people to change who we are
My entire life has been the pursuit of an autistic-friendly lifestyle.
After moving across multiple state lines, I moved
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