<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Neurodivergent Synapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering neurodiverse lives with OT expertise and compassion]]></description><link>https://www.theneurodivergentsynapse.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:56:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theneurodivergentsynapse.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Neurodivergent Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of educational, community, advocacy, and lived-experience resources for autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, and otherwise neurodivergent people, families, and professionals. Resources include neurodivergent-led organizations, research and education, books, blogs, peer communities, advocacy organizations, and practical tools A note about resources: These resources are provided for education, connection, and self-advocacy. This is not an extensive list of all neurodivergent based resources....]]></description><link>https://www.theneurodivergentsynapse.com/post/neurodivergent-resources</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa5e5ef5462f0629b9fe346</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:22:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>amiwunderlinwalden</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Occupational Therapy: Our Approach to Neurodivergent Support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Occupational therapy (OT) is centered on helping people participate in the activities that give structure, purpose, connection, and meaning to everyday life. These activities are called occupations. They include: caring for yourself managing a home working learning parenting maintaining relationships pursuing interests participating in the community Looking at the whole occupation A central focus of occupational therapy is the relationship between the person, the occupation, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.theneurodivergentsynapse.com/post/understanding-occupational-therapy-our-approach-to-neurodivergent-support</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa5ada21be24c419fd18d11</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:05:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>amiwunderlinwalden</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of Neurodiversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of the ideas central to neurodiversity-affirming care — self-determination, independent living, community participation, civil rights, accommodations, and the right of disabled people to speak for themselves — were developed through decades of disability activism.  To trace the history of neurodiversity, it is necessary to follow the threads backward: through the online forums of the 1990s into the adult self-advocacy networks of the 1980s, through the courtrooms and federal buildings of...]]></description><link>https://www.theneurodivergentsynapse.com/post/the-history-of-neurodiversity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9cece6c6495acaaf30c962</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:29:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>amiwunderlinwalden</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>