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Autistic Brain Owner’s Manual Lesson 2: Reduce Cognitive Load

May 17, 2018 Summer Kinard 3 Comments

People like to say that our autistic brains don’t come with an owner’s manual. I’m going to share what I…

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Posted in: autism, concrete thinking, encouragement, instruction manual for my family, life lessons, teacher and writer, Uncategorized Filed under: adhd, attention, autism, cognitive behavioral therapy, executive function, hacking your brain, life hacks, life lessons, neurodivergence

Autistic Brain Owner’s Manual 1: Make Yourself At Home

May 15, 2018 Summer Kinard 7 Comments

When we think of physical impairments and disabilities, we assume that the home environment needs to be altered to remove…

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Posted in: autism, concrete thinking, encouragement, instruction manual for my family, overcoming blocks, Uncategorized Filed under: adhd, autism, executive function, hacking your brain, life hacks, life lessons, neurodivergence, sensory processing disorder

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It’s so loud, y’all! You can add decent carpet for less than the cost of inexpensive rugs in most rooms, and carpet in large family rooms makes for a calmer space. We’ve been trying to reduce the noise levels in the house that are caused by hard surfaces so we don’t get so easily overwhelmed by the sounds we make on purpose. I share tips in Our Autistic Home, available for preorder now at @parkendbooks #accessibility #ourautistichome #spd #autistic #actuallyautistic

Candid talk about writing while autistic. Do y’all relate to the feeling of the full burn? The need to carb load, the stories that were waiting in the wings? The love of Waffle House foods, but at home? #actuallyautistic #ourautistichome #autisticwriter #autisticauthor

Random things I wanted to tell you this week. A handbag that made me think of The Importance of Being Earnest; baby seal stuffies that I bought instead of saving for later 🤷🏻‍♀️; a Narnian miracle?

Writers and aspiring authors! This book is fabulous. It gives you step by step cognitive framing to develop your ideas into an excellent nonfiction book. This post is not sponsored. I’m just genuinely impressed and grateful for it! Your Book Bakery: Making It Easy to Write a Book by Jennifer Harshman lives up to what it promises! I highly recommend it. It’s also very accessible for neurodivergent writers owing to the way it helps support and manage cognitive framing and cognitive load. She makes the social and executive thinking easy. #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #accessibility #aspiringauthor #authorsofinstagram

We enjoyed the Michaelmas Holy Heritage Day at church, even though I forgot to make blackberry crumble. (Oh, blackberry crumbles, how shall I regret thee?) We have out bubble swords for after the dragons were defeated outside, and the kids did a beautiful job decorating the cross. Glory to God! #michaelmas #orthodoxkids #westernrite #holyheritageday #dragonslaying

Not pictured: the dragon piñata and the 11 foot tall inflatable dragon to beat up with foam swords (and the bubble swords). I love this practice of intergenerational Christian Ed days. #holyheritageday #michaelmas #orthodoxkids #westernrite

#michaelmas #westernrite #orthodoxchristian #angels #christianeducation

We’re ready for Sunday school tomorrow! I’ve adapted the Accessible Church School pattern for different age groups. We’ll add another classroom when repairs are completed in the church building, but for this semester, we have three rooms.

Y’all, I have been working way too hard for way too long, and I have been discouraged by my goals getting waylaid by serial emergencies. But today I had my voice lesson in three weeks, and I remembered that joy that feels like pure gift even though I have to give everything to experience it. Singing a big aria is so life-giving. Glory to God! #singing #joy

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