FAKE vs REAL: Frustration Tolerance
Building frustration tolerance sounds like a worthwhile goal. But adding more frustration is not the way to do it.
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Mar 291 min read
Is a "lack of skills" really the problem here?
People reeaallly like to suggest better coping skills for autistic, ADHD, and otherwise ND folks. But what if the problem isn't actually us?
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Feb 154 min read
What's so bad about bedtime??
Apparently some people just go to bed and fall asleep. But if you or your child are autistic/ADHD, this probably sounds foreign to you.
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
Defiance? Or something else?
Anything kids do that is anything less than “yes sir, right away sir” is often called DEFIANCE. But what if it's really the exact opposite?
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May 17, 20232 min read
"But ABA doesn't work for PDA" - Umm, hang on a minute.
For one thing, we’re kinda throwing non-PDA Autistics under the bus here, even if it is unintentional. Typical autism strategies don’t...
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Apr 24, 20234 min read
Not Everything Is PDA
Funny story. There was a post in a PDA group from someone who was wondering how to get their friend to do something. Friend was PDA, they...
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