A lot of it rang true for me. Living with SPD, albeit unknowingly for so many years, was not easy. And it wasn't helpful to grow up with bullying that comes due to misinformation and misunderstandings. I was labelled "weird", "clumsy", "uncoordinated" (this despite the fact that I liked to dance), and was oftentimes excluded from many activities from my peers due to this.
And now I am a mother of a boy who exhibits many of the same characteristics I had growing up- the running, the jumping, the bumping into things, the habit of looking back while I walked forward, the spinning, and so on. I want to protect him from the bullying and disdain I had experienced growing up, and the best way to combat this is through raising awareness.
And this got me thinking about another topic I am equally passionate about- child abuse.
