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I often use the term "bautie", and recently realized I've never actually talked about what it means to me! Bautie is a play on words to...
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Shauna
- Feb 5
- 1 min
My body doesn’t like people my brain thought it did...
The Birth of Bautie Awareness THE FULL BURNOUT TOOLKIT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVISED TO REMOVE ANYTHING RELATED TO PDA - PLEASE HOLD...
Shauna
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Radical Authenticity
For a while, I was known online for the vulnerable and highly specific things I would share; however, as the account grew, I felt less...
Shauna
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
The power of lived experience in neurodivergence
Did you know that I'm speaking at The Neurodivergent Lived Experience Summit in a few weeks?! I'm sure you didn't because I keep...
Shauna
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
My Uniquely Unoriginal Life: The "Ohhh... I'm AUDHD..." Edition
Updated March 13, 2024 Sometimes our best intentions are a real miss - and this was one of them. I'm proud of this book and what I...
Shauna
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Everyday Nervous System Accommodations That Have a Massive Impact
Everyday accommodations I make for my nervous system that have a massive impact: I’ve started taking the longer route. I’m going to talk...
Shauna
- Sep 27, 2023
- 2 min
Adult Bullying and People-Pleasing
Sometimes people-pleasing is giving an explanation. Relationships and boundaries are hard, especially as we grow and evolve and unmask...
Shauna
- Sep 26, 2023
- 2 min
Sometimes Invalidation is Just Honesty: Another Reason Self-Diagnosis Matters
One of the things I’ve found most difficult my entire life is the disconnect between what others see and interpret versus what is going...
Shauna
- Sep 24, 2023
- 1 min
New Feature: RESOURCES Page
In true AUDHD fashion, I entered hyper-focus mode yesterday and got this page done - something that's been on my list for awhile and I'm...
Shauna
- Sep 23, 2023
- 2 min
State Developmental Disabilities Offices
One thing I learned during my time in DC is that, for as much crap and red tape as there is, A LOT of individual people just want to help...
Shauna
- Sep 18, 2023
- 2 min
Interoception Check: Feelings, Emotions, and Regulation
Resource in Progress I had this idea recently while working on a project for a speaking engagement I have in January at a Neurodivergent...
Shauna
- Sep 13, 2023
- 3 min
Things I Wish Had Been Taken More Seriously as a Child: Undiagnosed AUDHD, cPTSD
I don't dwell on professional diagnoses - or lack thereof - as a child because I couldn't have been diagnosed both Autistic and ADHD back...
Shauna
- Sep 12, 2023
- 1 min
You're Not Alone
In case you needed this reminder today: You’re not anxious; you’re triggered. You’re not self-absorbed; you’re monotropic. You don’t lack...
Shauna
- Sep 5, 2023
- 1 min
Are you also an AUDHD Goldilocks?
I was thinking this morning about how, often the same sensory things that overstimulate me also help with under-stimulation... Being...
Shauna
- Aug 27, 2023
- 2 min
Finding a Therapist as a Late Self-Diagnosed/Realized Autistic Adult
8 Interview Questions to Ask Diagnosis and self-diagnosis are privileges in their own ways and situations - just like masking. A lot of...
Shauna
- Aug 21, 2023
- 1 min
Demand Avoidance Reframe
I've avoided the idea of "reframing" for awhile... I know part of this is the association I have between that term and cognitive...
Shauna
- Aug 9, 2023
- 3 min
Yes, I used to be “high functioning” and no, I’m not faking my skill regression.
The Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional Impact of Autistic Masking Yes, I was a “high functioning”* capable person for 40 years and no I’m...
Shauna
- Jul 31, 2023
- 3 min
Yes I’m hyper-verbal and hyperlexic and no, I’m not faking my verbal shutdowns
I was one of those people who didn’t understand anything about autism before realizing I’m autistic, and that’s with a mental health...
Shauna
- Jul 29, 2023
- 3 min
My Inner-Child and Hyperlexia
One of the things I've been reminded of as I've explored my inner-child's unmet needs, especially after knowing I'm autistic, is my love...
Shauna
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
Things I’m Learning as an Autistic Adult: Grief is a Physical Emotion
TRIGGER WARNING: PARENT LOSS AND GRIEF I walked away from a very secure 6-figure job in DC to come back to Ohio. It made no sense. I was...
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