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Neurodivergent Sleep Guide: How to Calm Racing Thoughts at Night

How to calm a restless ADHD brain for better sleep.

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Autistic Careers: Why Upskilling Often Beats Starting Over

Upskilling helps you build on what you have. Instead of tossing your toolbox and starting from scratch, consider adding new tools.

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In Gratitude, Love and Solidarity Always: Happy Wedding Anniversary Rachael!

Disabled, autistic reflections on partnership and what it takes to find the joy together as a family.

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The Conditioner Song: An ADHD Life Hack That Actually Works

Learn how The Conditioner Song can help manage ADHD task-switching struggles with a fun, science-backed strategy.

Managing the Sensory Extra
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Reducing sensory overload with boundaries and strategies

Discover how practical sensory boundaries can help in managing the sensory overload in ADHD and autism.

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Armistice Day and the true cost of war: Reflections from an Autistic Veteran for Peace

Cognitive reappraisal may help some autistic folks with emotional regulation in a world shaped by war.

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Rachael
Rachael Keefe
Writer, speaker, educator, and spouse to an autistic person.
Morgan
Morgan the Dog
Protector from squirrels, thoughtful companion and co-observer of the people.
Erika Sanborne
Erika Sanborne
Autistic, award-winning educator, researcher and founder of Autistic PhD.

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Our growing collection of articles by autistic authors spans several categories. We hope to bring the scholarship on autism, ADHD, disability, accessible teaching and related neurodiversity topics into the public conversation through personal narratives, lived experiences, and accessible writing.