Mental Health

Why Do Autistic People Avoid Eye Contact? What It Can Feel Like and Why It Is Not Rudeness

Why Do Autistic People Avoid Eye Contact? What It Can Feel Like and Why It Is Not Rudeness

An affirming look at autism and eye contact: what it can feel like, listening without looking, whether autistic people can make eye contact, the cost of masking, children and adults, other reasons people look away, how to help and when an assessment can help.

Why Do People With ADHD Fidget? Movement, Focus and What Helps

Why Do People With ADHD Fidget? Movement, Focus and What Helps

Why fidgeting and ADHD go together, how movement may help some people focus, how restlessness changes with age, fidgeting versus stimming or anxiety, quiet options at work and home, children who can’t sit still, and why fidgeting alone isn’t a sign of ADHD.

How to Support Someone Who Self-Harms, What to Say and What to Avoid

How to Support Someone Who Self-Harms, What to Say and What to Avoid

For adults supporting a friend, partner or family member who self-harms: what self-harm often is and is not, how to start the conversation, what to say and avoid, getting through hard moments, emergencies, looking after yourself and how therapy helps.