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Living Life with ASD: Actualizing, Accepting, & Achieving
Throughout my life, I’ve felt out of place at times. It’s a pretty universal experience. Sometimes it feels like being a third wheel when...

Christian Enevoldsen, MA, LPC
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Autism Online: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Internet Safety
Summer is fast approaching and finally, there is time to relax, sleep in, and play on the computer. I don’t believe it is a stretch to...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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To Know or Not to Know: Managing A Late Diagnosis of Autism
One of the things that I have noticed a great deal on social media seems to be an increase of people wondering if they have a diagnosis...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Anxiety and Autism: What you Could be Missing
I had a client a while back who, when he was struggling with being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world, would chalk it up to “the...

Joshuah Ellis, PhD, LPC
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The Neurodivergent Brain: And What the Neurotypical Would Benefit from Knowing
As a mental health therapist, I am rather familiar with terms that often get thrown around by people who are not in the mental health...

Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Autism and Travel: Making the Most of Your Vacation Time
Summer is here and I imagine you all are ready to hit the road and have a change of scenery like me. If you are also like me, you may...

Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Late Diagnosis and ASD: Handling and Autism Diagnosis Later in Life
When I started working with individuals with ASD, I had many preconceived ideas about what the face of Autism looked like. Television...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Autism and Friendships: Navigating Social Situations on the Spectrum
“Oh man, I love how direct you are! You just tell it like it is!” If you are a person with autism or you have a friend/loved-one with...

Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Dating on the Spectrum: Navigating Relationships through Autism
Spring is in the air, and with warm weather comes an increased time for dating. This is also the time of year when I start getting many...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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What Can I Do?: Supporting a Loved One with Autism
At 5 years old my daughter was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorder; I still remember what it felt like to have this unanswered...

Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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New Year, Neurodivergence: New Year's Resolutions and Autism
Happy New Year!! So hopefully, if you are reading this, you have survived another year. This is no small feat, given the world we live in...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Holiday Survival Guide: Navigating the Season and Autism Awareness
Soon, family and friends will be coming together to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays. School will be out, and there...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Masking vs. Authenticity: Balancing an Autism Diagnosis with Being Your True Self
As with most things I write on here, the topics come from my day-to-day life as a therapist working with various clients. I have always...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Back to School on the Spectrum
In previous blogs, I have discussed parental roles in the lives of individuals with Autism going back to school. With the Fall semester...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Autism and Coping Skills: Effective Ways to Cope with Stress
The desire to protect the people that we love is a natural part of being a parent. However, when it comes to protecting our loved ones,...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Autism and the College Experience
When people say that kids don’t come with an instruction manual I am reminded of the very first college student with Autism that I ever...

Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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