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When the nervous system is working harder than it looks. Autism is an energy-sensitive state of being. At the lower frequencies, the limiting symptoms dominate, and at the higher frequencies, the gifts and talents bloom. All beings on the autism spectrum are “Energy Sensitive”, meaning, they are born with an expanded bandwidth of being able to sense / feel / experience / navigate / struggle with an intense range of frequencies from various dimensions. Mitochondrial Bioenerget

“I understand autism… BUT.” I think some of the most painful words a parent of an autistic person can hear come immediately after that sentence. Because often what follows demonstrates that the person doesn't understand autism at all. They understand the idea of autism. They understand it when the autistic person is pleasant, engaging, funny, helpful or successful. They understand it when autism doesn't inconvenience them. But when an autistic person doesn't answer a text… W

Autistic, ADHD Student with a PDA Profile engaging with Classroom Teacher Proposed School Support & Reasonable Adjustment Framework Prepared by: Nelle FrancesAutism Therapist | Autism Education Consultant | Early Childhood Educator 1. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT I have prepared their document to support professionals in regard to the educational adjustments required to enable students with Autism, ADHD who display a PDA profile, to participate more successfully in learning. The

Autistic masking is now widely recognised as a significant contributor to burnout, anxiety, depression and late diagnosis, particularly in adolescents and adults. What is still poorly understood, however, is why masking is so physiologically costly — and why the impacts of masking are so often misinterpreted as behavioural or emotional problems rather than nervous-system overload. From a sensory-neurobiological perspective, masking is not simply “trying harder” socially. It i

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a neurobiological profile seen in some autistic children. These children experience extreme threat when they feel pressured, controlled or expected to comply. This is not a choice or attitude issue. It is a fight-or-flight (autonomic) nervous system reaction to loss of autonomy. Why PDA Behaviours Happen When your child feels: · Told what to do · Corrected or disciplined · Judged or controlled · Observed or eval

Autistic children often don’t recognise they’re starving until it’s extreme !

Autistic people often experience the world — and relationships — differently. Social interaction is not simply a skill to be learned; it’s shaped by sensory processing, communication styles, nervous system regulation and the way meaning is interpreted. Social rules such as small talk, turn-taking in conversation or reading facial expressions are not always intuitive. This doesn’t mean autistic people don’t want friendships or relationships. Rather, connection may occur in way