Neurodivergent Notes: Understanding Away and Toward Moves

It’s rare that life situations fall into a neat and tidy yes or no in terms of value alignment. We might be moving away from some values and toward other ones

I mentioned the idea of “moving toward or away,” a concept from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and this week I want to explore this concept in more depth and how this framework has been supportive in my own life.

What I like about this framework is that it’s fundamentally de-pathologizing. It doesn’t treat behaviors as universally “good” ... See more