AuDHD Art Psychotherapist. Founder of Brightfire CIC. Creative peer support groups in the woods for Autistic & ADHD folk. 1:1 therapy. Brainspotting. Neurodivergence and mental health. Resources and content creation.https://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lcavcdyarc2uLove Dr Alice Nicholls work and use her resources with clients. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2024 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcavcdyarc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lcahyrlva224Yes, we are all different. We are not all sexist, misogynistic arseholes. Please don't suggest being Autistic gets you off the hook. Do better.01 Dec 2024 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcahyrlva224https://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbv3usrnv22wThis is my current reading list. What books would you add, or avoid about ADHD?26 Nov 2024 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv3usrnv22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbrup34igc24Can anyone one hook me up with a list of ND affirming books specific to folks who are late diagnosed/identified ADHD? So many lists out their for autism, not so many for ADHD. Maybe that's just in my echo chamber?25 Nov 2024 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrup34igc24https://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbmfn23slk2eI watched this on BBC News yesterday. Sadly it's too common. Autistic teen failed by the system. Again, and again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmfn23slk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbmcaeqpu22wWe live in a weird funked up world where families like mine, who are neurodivergent, have to home ed because of school trauma. There are barriers to assessment for home ed kids. If you say your child is ND services do not believe you. Instead they scrutinise your parenting. Yet more trauma.23 Nov 2024 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmcaeqpu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbkopvs7c22nA quiet space at work or college/Uni can end up being the toilets, a store cupboard, the carpark/car, by the bins, the stairwell. I've heard them all. Where do you go to avoid people? We need dedicated spaces to reset and regulate.22 Nov 2024 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkopvs7c22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbkocvbuhc2nGreat resource. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkocvbuhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbkka56pu22bAverage mortality age for Autistic folk is 54, with higher rates of suicide. Clients I see often cite loneliness, self-loathing, and despair as reasons for feeling suicidal. So often, it's because they've been bullied as kids and adults and rejected by peers. Teach your kids about neurodiversity [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkka56pu22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbju7r72n22sWay before I knew I was AuDHD I was nick-named squirrel. For me it's not 'Oh, look there's a squirrel!' I am the squirrel.22 Nov 2024 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbju7r72n22shttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbjnwozoqk2rI have experienced this in meetings with a large Autism charity whose staff othered me horribly. I thought it was a space where it was OK to be autistically me. Oh the irony. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjnwozoqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbigyq3znc2j'Oh no, not again! Otter forgot to drink their tea because they were reading all 134 reviews of the product they are thinking of buying. Otter hates cold tea, but love researching '21 Nov 2024 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbigyq3znc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbifikrbjc2gIn my local launderette. I couldn't resist an edit.21 Nov 2024 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbifikrbjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbfbytlibc2tIs anyone else looking around to see how other people are using this platform and worrying if they're doing it wrong? It feels like being at school and following the other kids to see what they do. Trying to shake that and give myself permission to do me. Unmasking on Blue-sky.20 Nov 2024 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfbytlibc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbf6dx7ol22zLooking forward to digging into some of these new books. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf6dx7ol22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbes7jamjs2hWhen you're in a coercive relationship you can't always see it. We can gaslight ourselves, make allowances, and miss the red flags. Talk to someone neutral if you're noticing these common red flags. Ask someone outside of the relatonship 'does this seem OK?'20 Nov 2024 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbes7jamjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbekb6yvws2iSelf-care isn't all candles and bubble baths. It's about being careful who you let in, or keep, your life. Environment + Autism =Outcome (Beardon) means the people in your environment too. Sometimes you have to change the big things to look after yourself. And that's OK.20 Nov 2024 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbekb6yvws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbd4pqii2c2lAutistic & ADHD comedians. Who are they and where do I find them in this realm? I'm in need of some light relief in my feed.19 Nov 2024 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd4pqii2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbcwwqxzzc2bAnyone got a good ADHD Mental Health starter pack? ND affirming/lived-experience only please.19 Nov 2024 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcwwqxzzc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbcvwxx3k227So looking forward to the new offering from Luke Beardon. Just what we need! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcvwxx3k227https://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbcnz2w4c22yExcellent selection of starter packs from Stimpunks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcnz2w4c22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbc4vzw64s2nBeaver is happy, and proudly following their passion with focus and determination. Please don't interrupt Beaver when they are in monotropic flow, or they may lose their shit. You have been warned!19 Nov 2024 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbc4vzw64s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brigidbrightfire.bsky.social/post/3lbarbpew7c23The end of another 12 weeks in the woods with a lovely bunch of Autistic folk. Sharing our experience of what Being Autistic means to us. It's been emotional, affirming, and very, very wholesome.18 Nov 2024 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:auc5q3xpmsrxdmp2pfeiglin/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbarbpew7c23