Neurodivergence

Perfectionism, Neurodiversity and Writing

Observations from the intersection

May 19 • Barbara Graver

13:30

Autism, ADHD and the Many Layers of Masking

Listen now (11min) | Looking at masking through the lens of dreams, neurodiversity and synchronicity

Apr 24 • Barbara Graver

11:20

Living a Symbolic Life Through Special Interests?

Watch now (6 mins) | What a recent Jungian analysis session says about my autistic interests (video)

Feb 27 • Barbara Graver

6:09

Some Thoughts on AuDHD and Writing

A bit about how autism and ADHD impact my writing | I grew up as an undiagnosed AuDHDer in the 1960s and 70s. Everyday life was sometimes challenging…

Feb 9 • Barbara Graver

How Autism and ADHD Overlap

Listen now (23 min) | How ADHD Can Derail Autistic Special Interests (and some thoughts on faith) | In this episode of the podcast I talk about how…

Jan 24 • Barbara Graver

23:12

Neurodivergent Memoir and Self-Acceptance

Listen now (16 mins) | The Value of Memoir Writing

Dec 30, 2025 • Barbara Graver

16:11

Writing about Difficult Experiences in My Autism Memoir (Podcast + Post)

Listen now (14 min) | Autistic POV Podcast ~ What is the difference between memoir and autobiography? What is the actual point of sharing our…

Nov 28, 2025 • Barbara Graver

13:02

Getting Diagnosed with ADHD (Video)

Watch now (7 min) | Video | I got the results of my ADHD evaluation today and wanted to share it...

Sep 22, 2025 • Barbara Graver

6:51

My Autistic Traits: Difference Not Deficit!

Listen now (20 mins) | Autistic POV Podcast ~ How I'm coming to understand and appreciate my autistic traits | In the episode I share how I rated my own…

Jul 22, 2025 • Barbara Graver

20:18

Autism and the Narrative Process

Writing on the spectrum for better or worse | I have no instinct for the personal. —W.B. Yeats This post is about autism and how it may affect the…

Jul 22, 2025 • Barbara Graver

Off the Rails and Back

Listen now (17 mins) | My experience with creativity, dysregulation and special interests

Jun 23, 2025 • Barbara Graver

16:35

Charting My Autistic Traits

A 'linear but not' approach to my personal autism profile | To me the idea of a linear autism spectrum was always a little confusing. Recently however…

May 20, 2025 • Barbara Graver

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