Neurodivergence is an umbrella term encompassing autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more.
Common experiences include:
TIME & TASK MANAGEMENT
- Time blindness
- Poor time management
- Task initiation difficulty
- Difficulty estimating steps required
- Autistic inertia
- Difficulties with transitions
- Decision fatigue
- Procrastination tied to emotional regulation
ATTENTION & FOCUS
- Executive dysfunction & working memory struggles
- Hyperfocus & monotropic focus
- Memory retrieval issues & object permanence difficulties
- Perseveration
- Information processing delays & inconsistent performance
SENSORY PROCESSING
- Sensory overload & sensory avoidance
- Sensory seeking
- Stimming as regulation
- Auditory processing & misophonia
- Synesthesia
- Chronic muscle tension
- Hypervigilance
COMMUNICATION & LEARNING
- Literal interpretation of language & difficulty reading social cues
- Dysnomia & speech delays
- Need for visual/kinetic support
- Difficulty with feedback
EMOTIONAL & NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
- Emotional dysregulation & low frustration tolerance
- Meltdowns, shutdowns/freeze responses & autistic burnout
- Rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD)
- Extreme justice sensitivity
- Masking fatigue & social camouflage
- Social hangovers & burnout from daily functioning
- Delayed realization of emotional states & poor interoception
- Dissociation or depersonalization episodes
SLEEP & ENERGY
- Sleep dysregulation & disrupted circadian rhythm
- Austistic Burnout – Nonlinear energy cycles & boom-bust patterns
ROUTINES & STRUCTURE
NEUROLOGICAL DIFFERENCES