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Autistic Therapist The clinical practice, consulting/info dumps, musings & advocacy of Lindsey Vandeventer, LCSW

06/19/2026
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Loving an AuDHDer (someone who is both autistic and has ADHD) is not about fixing them or changing who they are.

Often, the most meaningful forms of support are the small things that help reduce overwhelm, accommodate differences, and create a sense of safety.

For example, you can show an AuDHDer love by:

🎈 Helping them make the text, email, or phone call they've been putting off

🎈 Respecting their need for downtime, recovery, or alone time after socializing

🎈 Communicating clearly and directly instead of expecting them to read between the lines

🎈 Offering reminders with kindness rather than criticism

🎈 Showing interest in their passions, hobbies, and special interests

🎈 Understanding that their energy, attention, and capacity may vary from day to day

🎈 Supporting sensory needs, whether that means leaving noisy environments, adjusting lighting, or respecting preferred clothing and foods

🎈 Being patient when executive functioning challenges make tasks feel harder than they appear

🎈 Accepting their authentic selves rather than expecting them to mask or hide their neurodivergent traits.

At Blue Sky Learning, our neurodiversity-affirming therapists and coaches support AuDHDers in understanding their needs, reducing shame, and building relationships rooted in authenticity and self-acceptance.

Book a free 20-minute consult at www.blueskylearning.ca
or email [email protected]

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06/18/2026

Neurodivergent liberation cannot exist without questioning what gets labelled as a disorder or mental illness.

Neurodivergent liberation and Mad liberation or Mad Pride go hand in hand.

Neurodivergent liberation cannot exist without Mad liberation and what it stands for including collective liberation from oppressive and coercive systems in mental health care.

Neurodivergent liberation cannot exist without challenging the systems that pathologise and control different ways of being.

A movement for Neurodivergent liberation that does not address Mad liberation or Mad pride risks leaving behind those most impacted by psychiatric oppression, coercion, and systems of control.

If the neurodiversity movement or as I prefer to call it, the neurodivergent liberation movement does not consider and honour the movements that came before, it risks losing the collective histories, struggles and wisdom that make liberation and progress possible.

Neurodivergent liberation is not separate from disability justice, mad liberation/pride, hearing voices movement, psychiatric survivor movements, and other movements that have challenged systems of oppression - it is built upon them.

06/17/2026

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Every gift, no matter the size, helps strengthen care for our trans siblings and neighbors who are navigating an increasingly difficult landscape.

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