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When You Don’t Feel Seen: How Counselling Can Help Autistic People
Joseph Oakes Joseph Oakes

When You Don’t Feel Seen: How Counselling Can Help Autistic People

Being autistic can sometimes mean feeling unseen or misunderstood. Comments like “you don’t look autistic to me” can be difficult and can make you question your own experiences. In this blog, I explore what it can feel like to live in a world that does not always understand autism, the impact of masking, and how counselling can provide a safe space to be heard and understood.

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What is Neurodiversity and How Can Counselling Help?
Joseph Oakes Joseph Oakes

What is Neurodiversity and How Can Counselling Help?

Neurodiversity recognises that differences in how people think, feel, communicate, and experience the world are natural variations of the human brain. Conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and Tourette’s syndrome are part of neurodiversity and are not something that needs to be “fixed.” Counselling can provide a safe, supportive space to explore emotions, relationships, identity, sensory experiences, anxiety, burnout, and self-esteem in a way that respects each person’s unique way of thinking and processing the world.

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