Category: Personality
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Neurodiverse? Autistic? Highly Sensitive Person? Have ADHD?
I specialise in working with neurodiverse (ND) clients. Why do neurodiverse clients need therapy, you may ask. After all it is not a mental health condition or, even necessarily, a problem of any kind. The answer is that it is often really tough being a neurodiverse person in a predominantly neurotypical (NT) world. I have…
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The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP): I am easily overwhelmed by strong sensory input. I seem to be aware of subtleties in my environment. Other people’s moods affect me. I tend to be very sensitive to pain. I find myself needing to withdraw during busy days, into bed or into a darkened room or any place…