Embodying Autism: Make Sense of Sensory Surplus and Embrace Who You Are with Neuroscience and Internal Family Systems
Embodying Autism: Make Sense of Sensory Surplus and Embrace Who You Are with Neuroscience and Internal Family Systems
There’s a saying: “If you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.” Autistic individuals are as varied and different from one another as non-autistics. The difference is that we are often measured against societal standards we cannot functionally meet. Before we can navigate an ableist world and create the change needed to thrive, we must first understand our unique neurotypes and sensory sensitivities, and learn to feel at home in our autistic bodies.