Irena MS
@tweaksandstride
Irena MS
For adults, it can be immensely empowering to discover later in life who you truly are and to identify positively with the neurodivergent label.
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4. Emotional Resonance & Human Connection
What emotion sat closest to the surface today?
Who or what did I feel emotionally attuned to (or disconnected from)?
Where did I feel held, and where did I feel alone?
What needed gentleness today—within me or around me?
How did I make space for emotion without solving it?
What emotional undercurrent ran thro
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wary about losing a central meaning of the term: That the way your brain is wired is extreme enough on a certain socially-relevant or education-relevant dimension that it’s really difficult to navigate the ordinary world of humans or to learn in a standardized way.
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Definition
The Texture of Becoming
1. Inner Life & Identity (Self-in-Context)
Exploration of self beyond roles and achievements
Midlife transitions and existential reflection
Emotional depth, giftedness, and neurodivergence
Moving from masking/performance to authenticity
Unpacking long-held assumptions and inherited narratives
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Clusters of reflection
I don’t think it’s great that you are identifying with the neurodivergent label primarily so you can “fit in” and “belong” among your peer group. That actually feels pretty antithetical to the whole neurodivergent thing actually!
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Needs further clarification.
6. Supportive Work for Others (Especially Women in Transition)
What kind of support did I need today—and did I receive it?
What would I offer to someone feeling what I felt today?
Who might need a small permission I’ve already given myself?
What moment today reminded me that I’m not alone in this stage of life?
What message might I bottle for a woman wh
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1. Inner Life & Identity (Self-in-Context)
What part of me feels most alive or most distant today?
What assumptions about myself did I notice, reinforce, or challenge?
Where am I performing, and where am I simply being?
What part of me wants to be seen—but hasn’t yet found the words?
What feels like “mine,” and what feels inherited or borrowed?
What
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In reality, you’re probably just human and can be awkward sometimes but that doesn’t mean you actually score high in autism and need resources and support. In fact, your self-diagnoses and demand for resources takes away from the support and limited resources of those who truly need it.
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Medical model prevalent. Assumption that people who “demand“ actually get resources. Who decides who “truly needs it“?