Autism is widely understood as a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of traits and presentations. However, a unifying theory exists […] The post Monotropism: Understanding Autistic Ways of Being Through the Lens of Attention appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
By recognising Autistic traits as a result of a different attentional style rather than dysfunction, we can design environments that […] The post Supporting Monotropic Thinkers: Creating Environments Where Focus Can Flourish appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
Journey from Autistic Realms into More Realms—where neuro-affirming support meets creative, sensory, and neuroqueer explorations of other ways of being.| Autistic Realms
A practical guide for Autistic parents and carers to support energy flow, sensory regulation, and family balance through the summer holidays| Autistic Realms
Autistic burnout recovery often means going deeper into flow, not switching off. Find out about reclaiming rest through monotropic focus, spiral time, and m ...| Autistic Realms
Written by Chantell Marshall aka Shy Little Pixie Imagine you are watching a highly anticipated movie at the cinema: You […] The post Transitioning Autistically: A Case of Can’t, Not Won’t appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
Written by Alex* “She laid alone during her best days as a work of art reading naked on the bed […] The post Autistic Inertia: Stranded in the Moment appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
Written by Amy Adams Each of us experience the world, at least in part, through our senses. Sensory processing is […] The post Hypersensitive, Hyperfocused and Ready for ‘Hijack’: An Autistic Experience of Sensory Anxiety appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
For those of you who are visual thinkers, it may be helpful to imagine the executive functions as senior staff responsible for managing a large company. Senior staff delegate and plan tasks for a business, in a similar way to how executive functioning skills enable us as individuals to plan, organise and ultimately carry out our day-to-day activities. EF skills include far more than planning and organising, some of which I will elaborate on below: The post Beyond Awareness: Exploring Your ...| Stimpunks Foundation
The Map of Monotropic Experiences: Reframing Autism Through A Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens Training for Professionals, Families and Community Groups to Sup ...| Autistic Realms
Open Invite: Share your experiences of being monotropic. Share poems, art, blogs, essays, videos, podcasts, music, etc., that reflect your experience of bei ...| Autistic Realms
Monotropism seeks to explain Autism in terms of attention distribution and interests. OSF Preprints | Development and Validation of a Novel Self-Report ...| Autistic Realms
We all need a base camp. A base camp is a niche place of safety and radical inclusion. It is a safe place where you can be yourself and explore your identity, a space where people ‘get you’| Autistic Realms
The double empathy problem creates a gap of disconnect experienced between people due to misunderstood shared lived experiences.| Autistic Realms
This blog has been inspired by Dr Jeremy Shuman's (PsyD) presentation, 'Neurodiversity-Affirming OCD Care' (August 2023), available here. Exp ...| Autistic Realms
Post first published 28th July 2023Over the past few weeks, there has been a sudden surge of interest in the Monotropism Questionnaire (MQ), pre-print ...| Autistic Realms
A guest blog for PDA Space - the original more concise version of this article is here: Monotropism = Happy Flow State (thepdaspace.com) As a parent enterin ...| Autistic Realms
The theory of monotropism was developed by Murray, Lawson and Lesser in their article, Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism (2005). ...| Autistic Realms
