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Are my children missing out because they have an autistic parent vs an allistic one?
On my worst days, I try to remember how I am continuing to learn about my needs and do better.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 28, 20232 min read


Is having an autistic therapist necessary for autistic folx?
Although the name of my business is My Autistic Therapist, being autistic is not the only reason why I believe my services are helpful.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Services in 2024
In the beginning of 2023, I was still working for a corporation and dreaming of beginning full-time private practice work.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Unmasking can look however the f*ck you want!
Unmasking can look however the f*ck you want.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 24, 20232 min read


How I View Healing As An Autistic Therapist
Healing means picking up the broken and jagged pieces of ourselves and asking ourselves what we need.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 23, 20232 min read


When a program has "neurodivergence-affirming" written on their website...
I recently made a video about an experience I had when signing my child up for a supposedly “neurodivergence-affirming” inclusive dance...

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 21, 20233 min read
What I’ve learned from my first 5.5 months as an autistic business owner
My hope is to continue to grow My Autistic Therapist to run more support groups, expand the membership community, and potentially employ....

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 19, 20233 min read


I am doing the work too
For my entire life I have hidden so much of myself that it became a habit...

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Dec 14, 20232 min read


When your mask becomes your prison.
For high masking autistic folks who had to become hyperindependent to survive, our masks became our prisons.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 26, 20231 min read


Disability is not a bad word.
In the past, I would’ve ground myself down to the bone by overcompensating to avoid being perceived as “disabled.”

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 25, 20232 min read


I'm Breaking Up With "Natural Consequences."
“But how are your children going to learn if you withhold natural consequences from them?”

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 22, 20232 min read


Mindfulness & AuDHD
Many people with ADHD describe feeling like they are driven by a motor and a constant need to go, go, go.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 18, 20232 min read


Being autistic and taking up space
So one of the biggest challenges we face as we unmask and heal from burn out, is the forces within ourselves that keep us small...

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Being thin was part of my mask
I read a statistic recently that 20-30% of people diagnosed with eating disorders are autistic.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 11, 20232 min read


Can you see the problem here??
Not only does mainstream culture mostly offer puzzle pieces and retreats for people “touched by autism” but good luck finding autism...

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 10, 20232 min read


Mama is an AuDHD'er
For most disabled parents including parents who are autistic/AuDHD/2e, etc, it is usually pretty clear what we need to support our wellbeing

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Embracing being an autistic parent
When I am at my lowest points, I also wonder if I should have had kids. It can be a real struggle for me sometimes.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Nov 4, 20232 min read


Becoming your own therapist, self-healing, and hyper-individualism
The Euro-Western world is obsessed with individualism and it is no surprise that therapy has become a tool....

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Therapy is the epitome of where neurotypical culture is reinforced
All of the times that I felt I wasn’t good enough or professional enough, due to being (late-discovered) AuDHD, came rushing in.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Oct 28, 20232 min read


Autistic traits are all connected
When we see lists of autistic traits, they seem separate and unrelated to each other.

Danielle Aubin, LCSW
Oct 21, 20232 min read
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