Sharing experience and insights to an intentional life’s journey, one blog post at a time.
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Gus Walz, a neurodivergent teenager, showed genuine emotion at his father’s speech, challenging traditional ideas of masculinity. This heartwarming moment was marred by ableism and online bullying. The incident highlights broader issues of violence and discrimination, urging us to do better. Gus’s display of pride and joy contrasts with harmful…
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Understanding Autistic Burnout:
Preventing, Managing and Recovering When autistic people tell their doctors and mental health professionals that they are suffering from autistic burnout, they get a…
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Let’s NOT Divide the Autism Spectrum: My view from the trenches on Profound Autism
The humanistic concept of neurodiversity has shown great promise in uniting people from all walks of life across race, class, ability, diagnosis, etc. Some prominent…
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Fathers Opening Up: The Space Where It Happens
Our November meeting started out with some opening comments about acceptance. One father was brutally honest as he disclosed still trying to accept his young…
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Listen to men talking about autism in the family
From the AJ Drexel Autism Institute Blog: On the morning of Saturday, June 19th, the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute’s Fathers Autism Support got together for…
● About Me
I’m Robert Naseef, psychologist, writer and parent of an autistic adult. I specialize in helping the famiies with autism and other special needs to lead full and productive lives. I have a special interest in the psychology of men and fatherhood. Another specialty is the diagnosis of adults and teenagers.