Room of Words. An Autistic Version of Diffusion
Reflection on the inner dynamics between ADHD and autism in a neurodivergent mind, and ACT as a tool for negotiation.
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autism
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Neurodiversity Is Not a Superpower
A conversation about being tired of the narrative that neurodiversity is a gift, and about the everyday cost of functioning in a world that only sees 'superpowers'.
PDA as a Dysregulation Loop – a few thoughts after Yulia Furlong's talk
A reflection after Yulia Furlong's talk on PDA understood through the neurobiology of stress, regulation, and co-regulation instead of control.
Trilogy on SIB
Three-part conversation based on the study 'Child and Family Characteristics as Predictors of the Severity of Self-injurious Behaviours in Autistic Children and Adolescents' (2026): what SIB is, what the brain wants in therapy, and what it doesn't want.
Autistic Parenting: Managing Sensory Burden
A reflection on awareness of overload, lack of resources, and the difference between traditional interpretation and nervous system biology in autistic parenting.
Monotropism live: when the brain builds a network of meanings and the world sees a word mistake
A conversation about monotropism as an algorithm for building meanings, the difference between 'meaning demand' and 'task demand', and reconfiguration of cognitive networks in autistic thinking.
Autistic STOP signals: burnout → inertia → meltdown → shutdown
Reflection on the four crisis signals in neurodivergent individuals and understanding that these are not laziness, but nervous system warnings.
Ms. Krystyna and 5 Levels of Listening (Autistic Version)
Conversation about how an autistic brain listens - from ignoring to empathic processing. Why external behavior is not a reliable indicator.
A Play in Six Scenes: Meltdown Show
Reflection on meltdowns as survival mode, not failure - six scenes of inner dramatization and practical prevention strategies.
Conversation with the Brain: Manual Lady vs. Cartesian System
Reflection on the difference between traditional textbook-based therapy and neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic approaches.
Ontological Mismatch in Psychotherapy
A reflection on the cognitive mismatch between an autistic thinking style and the dominant psychotherapy model based on intuition and emotional attunement.
Cognitive Structural Logbook. Off-channel slips.
A logbook about how communication based on analysis and structure is perceived as 'cold' and 'distant'. About differences in processing and the Double Empathy Problem.
SensoryOverload: Shutdown Between Platforms
A conversation about sensory overload during Italian public transport. About shutdown, self-regulation and survival mechanisms between platforms.
#AutisticPrideDay: I Don't Celebrate. But I'm Here. And That Is Enough.
A conversation about Autistic Pride Day that is not about celebration, but about being. About pain that does not disappear and the value of autistic life without conditions.
Brain in therapy: what happens inside when the therapist asks a question?
A conversation about what happens in the brain during therapeutic sessions. About questions without vector, processing time and adapting language to autistic thinking.
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A conversation about time, ADHD, attention fading, and organizing attempts that disappear from view faster than any plan can start working.
ABA? Sit Down, I'll Explain. Also in Polish.
A conversation about ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis): its history, the difference between older and contemporary approaches, the situation in Poland, and the questions worth asking therapists.
HyperFocus On The Offensive
A dialogue with a brain that knows no pause: hyperfocus as a curse, not a superpower. About addiction to intensity and sudden shifts between interests.