“I just don’t wanna” and the Power of a Visit
If you haven’t caught it already, I had the pleasure and opportunity to write about the Force vs Visit approach to work that I’ve been talking a lot about lately as a guest blogger on Neurodivergent Insights.
“I just don’t wanna” and the Power of a Visit
The Neurodivergent Insights blog, run by Dr. Megan Ann Neff, is chock-full of ideas about ADHD, autism, their intersection, and much more.
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