Hey, I'm Troy. As you probably know by now, I have autism and ADHD, and I wanted to share my experiences with sensory stuff because I think it might help other families understand what their kids might be going through. I was never officially diagnosed with Sensory...
What it's actually like when your brain says "nope" to everything So my mom and I had this conversation about something called Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and honestly, it explained a lot about why I am the way I am. She'd been reading about it and wanted to...
Understanding how my brain processes fairness—and why it matters Whether it's bad referee calls in rugby, cheaters in video games, or classmates breaking rules, I seem to get more upset about these things than most people. Recently, I learned there's actually a term...
Reflections from Mom: Watching your child struggle with sleep is very difficult. Thinking back, it was such a drastic change from when he was a baby. I knew something was off when he really struggled just to get into bed at night. It's as if he knew that once he fell...
Reflections from Mom: This was always an anxious part of the year for me with Troy. How was he going to respond to his new teacher, new kids, new classroom? These brand new shiny things were not a part of his routine...yet. Troy is also very relational, so if he felt...