Ableism is to disabled people what racism is to people of colour or sexism is to women. It’s all the ways able-bodied neurotypical people discriminate against, harm and prevent disabled or neurodiverse people from participating in society. Ableism is naming structural inequality. Talking about all the ways we are ableist isn’t about pointing the finger… Continue Reading
How Joe learned to Control Anger Explosions (and you can too)
Joe* arrived at children’s counselling because of a violent incident with his 9 year old brother and ongoing difficulty trying to ‘control anger’. He was 12, and on the brink of high school. I met with his parents first, who told me with great fear in their eyes that Joe had ‘exploded’ and ‘lost his… Continue Reading