PinnedMatt McKennaMatt writes — A Statement of IntentOur hero’s journey beginsDec 14, 20223Dec 14, 20223
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.May 179May 179
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!May 133May 133
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!Dec 18, 20233Dec 18, 20233
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.Sep 21, 202323Sep 21, 202323
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…Jul 19, 202313Jul 19, 202313
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?May 23, 20235May 23, 20235
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.Apr 17, 20235Apr 17, 20235
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.Apr 14, 20233Apr 14, 20233
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.Mar 31, 20232Mar 31, 20232