A Girl Living with AuDHD: A Journey

 Have you ever stopped to smell the flowers?  Listened to music?  Felt a nice warm blanket?  Ate/tasted  the best meal?  Saw the most beautiful sunset?  All of these things have something in common, it's the way that we view and experience the world around us.  As human beings, we are all given the abilities to use our senses.  There's:  Sight  Smell Touch/Feel  Taste Sound People with autism experience these sensations sometimes too much or not a lot.  It seems like a lot of the time, when people with autism misbehave, they are wanting sensory input of some kind.   An example of this would be: Jenny is a 5-year old whose mom just had a baby. Jenny's mom has been spending a lot of time with the new baby, which has meant that Jenny hasn't been able to spend time with her parents like she used to.  Jenny has been getting into more trouble than she ever been in.  She will calm down when her parents giv...

  I have been M.I.A for a while now.  A lot has happened since May 2024.  I did a full semester of classes for the first time since 2021.  I became part of the Autism Incorporated Club Presidency at UVU and we made sensory-friendly stim kits for autistic individuals.   I am still figuring life out, and it's been a journey so far.  Being neurodiverse is complicated.  There's so many uncertainties and you never know what change is going to happen and how it will effect you.   I will try to be better at making more entries as I know that some day, they will benefit others who have similar experiences to me.