The SC Blog: New Essays every Month

All essays found here were written by Starobin Counseling staff.

Intelligence? Lots, and none of it’s artificial!

Wired to Feel Everything: Dating, Intensity, Rejection & Connection
resilience, self-regulation, neurodiversity, trauma, relationships, neurodiverse relationships, aut, #ADHD Eva Crawford, LCSW-C resilience, self-regulation, neurodiversity, trauma, relationships, neurodiverse relationships, aut, #ADHD Eva Crawford, LCSW-C

Wired to Feel Everything: Dating, Intensity, Rejection & Connection

Dating with a differently wired brain (due to neurodivergence, trauma or both) is a different experience. A good first date can spiral into intense affection. A slow text reply can feel like rejection. Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, explains what’s happening in your brain & nervous system and how to manage.

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Things I Learned as a (Neurotypical) School Counselor for Neurodivergent Students
neurodiversity, Counseling, clinical insights, parenting, Autism, #ADHD Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C neurodiversity, Counseling, clinical insights, parenting, Autism, #ADHD Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C

Things I Learned as a (Neurotypical) School Counselor for Neurodivergent Students

Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C, worked with neurodivergent students as a school counselor for 14 years.  Now transitioning into private practice at Starobin Counseling, she’s drawing on many lessons learned about what does - and doesn’t - work when it comes to supporting kids with autism & ADHD.

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BE YOURSELF — Learning to safely step out from the mask, step outside societal norms, and step into the freedom of embracing neurodivergence
Autism, #ADHD, Neurodivergent, Masking, Unmasking Sarah Jacques, LMSW Autism, #ADHD, Neurodivergent, Masking, Unmasking Sarah Jacques, LMSW

BE YOURSELF — Learning to safely step out from the mask, step outside societal norms, and step into the freedom of embracing neurodivergence

Many people with autism and/or ADHD experience covert and overt messaging that they need to “mask” their true selves to fit in with a neurotypical world. Find out how our societal norms reinforce this message, and how learning ways to safely unmask can free neurodivergent people to be themselves.

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