Allan White - Dyspraxic Lens
Neurodiversity politics, culture, and my unique dyspraxic life in general.
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Lost In A Book (opens the original)
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It’s been a while since I last posted. For that, I apologize.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.As I may have mentioned
Dyspraxia and Stimming (opens the original)
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Stimming, as most of us are likely aware, refers to self-stimulatory, repetitive physical movements, sounds, or object manipulation. Among neurodivergent folks, these stimming behaviors serve the purposes of self-regulation, calming, or expression.To some extent, we all stim. Most of us have seen people tapping their feet, biting their nails, or lightly tapping the end of a pen or pencil while thinking hard about a subject, or perhaps when feeling slightly edgy or impatient. However, among neuro
Dyspraxia: If Only A Cure Existed. (opens the original)
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It’s not as straightforward a question as it might seem at first, is it? Yet for anyone who lives with any sort of non-treatable impairment or functional limitation, it might be natural to at least ponder it from time to time.Before unpacking this question, I must first clarify that, according to the medical community, no effective treatment for dyspraxia presently exists, nor is it likely to ever exist. While occupational therapy (OT) is often administered to children with identified motor defi
Dyspraxia And Depathologization (opens the original)
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Author’s Note: In this essay, I tackle a potentially controversial subject and address a broader question I often reflect on: why, from my observation, many people who identify dyspraxia as their primary neurotype don’t seem to engage as much with the neurodiversity movement? And in general, why might some neurodivergent people not align with a neurodiversity paradigm? Before proceeding further, I would like to make a few points clear:I am not saying that people with certain manifestations of ne
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