Amy Duffy-Barnes
Understanding How Proprioception and Interoception Affect the Autistic Population
Proprioception and interoception are two lesser-known sensory systems that play crucial roles in our daily lives. While often...
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Amy Duffy-Barnes
- May 18
- 3 min
Neurodiversity-Affirming Meditation
Welcome, my fellow neurodivergent people, to this affirming meditation designed to honor your neurodivergency in a world that often fails...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Motivation for Neurodivergent Individuals using INCUP: Overcoming Task Initiation Challenges
Neurodivergent individuals, such as those with autism or ADHD, often face challenges when it comes to motivation and task initiation....
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Apr 21
- 3 min
The Dark Origin Story of ABA "Therapy" Narrated by an Actually Autistic Therapist
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is a treatment widely used to modify behaviors in autistic individuals. However, many people in...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Apr 14
- 4 min
A Neurodivergent's Guide to EF: An In-Depth Look at Different Types of Executive Functioning Skills
Executive functioning skills are a collection of cognitive processes that are responsible for managing and regulating our thoughts,...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Apr 12
- 6 min
Autistic Accommodations and Legal Protections in the Workplace
I highly recommend that autistic people consider using ADA accommodations in their places of employment. As a therapist, I have heard...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Apr 4
- 3 min
The Problem with Autism Awareness Month: An Autistic Person's Perspective
April is widely known as Autism Awareness Month, a time when many organizations and individuals strive to raise awareness about the...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Jan 20
- 3 min
The Differences Between Autistic and Neurotypical Communication
Communication is a vital part of life, allowing us to interact with each other and build meaningful relationships. For neurotypicals and...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Jan 12
- 2 min
The Autism Rights Movement
The autism rights movement is a growing effort to promote awareness, acceptance, and understanding of neurodiversity, led by autistic...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Autism and Heightened Threat Awareness
Don't expect a lot of mundane chitter-chatter when there are so many delightful, intense and in-depth topics of meaning that your...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Jan 7
- 1 min
The Importance of Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
As a practice of all neurodivergent therapists, we believe that anything other than neurodiversity-affirming therapy is harmful to...
Amy Duffy-Barnes
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Why Autistic Masking is Harmful
As an autistic person who wasn't diagnosed until later in life, I have struggled with unmasking myself or even finding my authentic self...
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