To be Autistic is to struggle. Not all of the time .. but enough of the time that it is important that we are aware for the strengths of our unique neurotype that can be of huge benefit in these times of struggle.

Link is on post, here and in bio
https://www.christinedoyle.ie/when-i-am-struggling-i-lean-on-my-audhd-strengths-to-support-me/

What strengths do you draw on?

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I just wanted to take a moment to re-introduce myself and tell you about this space.

I’m Christine, I’m a late-diagnosed Autistic woman. I am a Psychotherapist, Life Coach and an advocate for autism awareness and positive change for Autistic people.

I am educated, employed, a loving wife, a devoted mum, a good friend.

I am happy.

I am proud and so grateful to know myself to be Autistic.

It is the me-est part of me. More than being Irish, I am Autistic. More than I am a woman, I am Autistic. More than what others see in me, I am what others don’t see.

My autism is there in my honesty, my passion, my losing myself in my world, my sense of justice, my deep feels, my social awkwardness, my heart on my sleeve, my ‘too much’, my love of lists and clear guidelines, my burning desire to do the right thing and my capacity for deep undiluted joy.

Thank you for being here with me and for wanting to know more about autism.

#autismawareness #actuallyautistic #thisiswhatautismlookslike #thisisalsoautism #neurodivergent #neuroaffirmingservice

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✨NEW WEBINAR✨
Now available to purchase on my website - link in bio

Join me, Psychotherapist Christine Doyle (MIACP), for this insightful webinar on understanding Autism from a neuroaffirming perspective.

There is so much talk in the media and in society about Autism and there are more people being recognised as Autistic now than ever before.

Whether you are curious to learn more about Autism for your own information, to support a family member, loved one, friend or colleague, this introductory workshop is a wonderful starting point.

Key areas covered in this workshop include:
✨The Neurodiversity Movement
✨Moving away from the medical model
✨Language Matters
✨The Lost Generation – why so many were missed in Childhood
✨The process of late-identification
✨Self and formal identification

“I found Christine’s NeuroCuriosity Webinar very informative and interesting. I have heard Christine speak before and follow her on Instagram. She is very knowledgeable, informed and well read on autism and neurodiversity. Her background and personal experiences make her all the more authentic and as a mother of an autistic pre teen I personally find her very inspiring and uplifting. A true advocate for autistic people and a great ambarassador for a more inclusive society of all neurodivergent people. I would highly recommend following Christine’s webinars and workshops – for both autistic and allistic people to increase their awareness in society” – Webinar Attendee

Saturday nights

I love this perspective

From this space I appreciate
the magic and the splendour
the hustle and the bustle
the noise and the lights
the merriment and busy-ness

From this space I appreciate
the nature and fresh air
the spaciousness and calm
the nowhere to be
and no time to be there

Saturday nights
Where you do you
And finally
With great gratitude
I do me

One of the biggest myths about Autism is that you can ‘see’ Autism. “You don’t look Autistic” places the high-masking Autist in the position of having to defend and justify their identity, when they are often still struggling to understand it themselves.

I feel if I had heard high-masking Autism described as internalised Autism I would have seen and understood my neurodivergence much sooner. As a high-masking Autist my Autistic experiences are almost entirely internal, yet society still widely perceives Autism as an entirely external expression.