communication

  • The quiet after

    I knew she had been observing me from afar for a few weeks. Watching how I talk to others.Whether I keep secrets and promises.Whether I listen with understanding or lecture when children tell me whatโ€™s on their minds. Once she… Continue reading

    The quiet after
  • Some children don’t ask for help – they disappear

    ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ I was thinking about if I should post this or not โ€ฆPeople will say it is too long and heavy. But this is exactly the point.If reading about it feels too much, imagine being a… Continue reading

    Some children don’t ask for help – they disappear
  • Some of us don’t need perfection … just a safe place to land

    Wild Minds – Bright Future ยท when you tell me I cant One important thing the neurodivergent and traumatized child wants you to know … ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง’๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง’๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ …๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ… Continue reading

    Some of us don’t need perfection … just a safe place to land
  • Protect the child – not your ego

    ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ž๐ ๐จ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ? A couple of days ago I was in admin and found a child being grounded heavily for… Continue reading

    Protect the child – not your ego
  • You don’t need fixing … you just need somebody to speak your language

    How people process thoughts differentlyFrom chaos to coherenceExternal processors … The talkersInternal processors … The quiet thinkersWhen the two worlds meetWhy misunderstandings happenThe boy who needed translationYou donโ€™t need fixing … You need translatingEven trying is enoughThe bakery story …… Continue reading

    You don’t need fixing … you just need somebody to speak your language