PinnedMatt McKennaMatt writes — A Statement of IntentOur hero’s journey begins3 min read·Dec 14, 2022--3--3
Matt McKenna5 Reasons Staff Meetings Are Hell For Neurodivergents (And How To Fix Them)— Understanding…An exploration of how difficult staff meetings are for neurodivergents as well as some suggestions of how to make them suck less.51 min read·May 17, 2024--8--8
Matt McKennaInsomnia Insights (in 90 minutes or less) #1I can’t sleep so I challenged myself to write something in 90 minutes or less. Here’s what the phrase ‘I can’t sleep’ means to me. Enjoy!11 min read·May 13, 2024--2--2
Matt McKennaBeing Lost — Understanding Autism/ADHDA discussion of the feeling of Being Lost with autism and ADHD and why it’s really hard to talk about it. Plus infinite tangents. Yay ADHD!33 min read·Dec 18, 2023--3--3
Matt McKennaHow Autistic Meltdown Feels — Understanding Autism/ADHDToday Matt explains what an autistic meltdown is, what causes them, what happens, how it feels and what do to do if you’re having one.65 min read·Sep 21, 2023--23--23
Matt McKennainRaising a Beautiful MindHow Alexithymia Feels — Understanding Autism/ADHDA personal exploration of alexithymia through the lens of autism including what alexithymia, how alexithymia feels and why it suuuuucks…24 min read·Jul 19, 2023--13--13
Matt McKennaEverything I’m Angry About (personally)A whirlwind tour of the things I’m angry about including autism, ADHD, pain and Iceland. It’s more fun than it sounds… You know, I think?31 min read·May 23, 2023--5--5
Matt McKenna5 Ways I Trick Myself Into Functioning ‘Normally’ — Understanding Autism/ADHDToday, Matt looks at the flawed quest to get on top of his neurodivergences and instead settles on a selection of tips and tricks.25 min read·Apr 17, 2023--5--5
Matt McKennaThings I’d Love to be normal — Consistent InconsistencyA deep dive into ADHD Paralysis, Time Blindness and what it means to be someone consistently inconsistent. There’s also some jokes.22 min read·Apr 14, 2023--3--3
Matt McKennaDadical Honesty — When it all goes wrong at once (it’ll probably be fine)Today we look at the ‘Oh No Situations’ you face as a parent and how to deal with them.15 min read·Mar 31, 2023--2--2