Teamwork: Building A Successful Neurodivergent-Neurotypical Marriage

• By: Annie Kent, MA Mental Health Systemic Advocate, Educator and Freelance Writer
• October 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, cognitive differences, collaboration, communication, cooperation, Fall 2023 Issue, marriage, misunderstandings, neurodiversity, relationships, sensory sensitivities, trust
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As I sit down to write this, my husband and I just celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. We met through a mutual friend - an ex-boyfriend of mine. Joseph and I had gone our separate ways a few months before I received a phone call from “Caper” (his chosen “call sign”). I was surprised by...

Autism and the Law: When Trouble Comes Our Way

• By: Annie Kent, MA Mental Health Systemic Advocate, Educator and Freelance Writer
• July 5th, 2023
• aggression, cognitive behavioral, criminal justice system, crisis situations, de-escalation, first responder training, law enforcement, mental health, misinterpretation, Summer 2023 Issue, the law
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“I may have the advantage of race and gender. I may be able to stave off a meltdown for a short period. I may try my hardest to comply and be non-threatening, but I’m only ever one misunderstanding or nervous officer away from death. And it may be, in any given encounter, that there’s nothing...