WHITNEY STOREY, MS, LPC, ASDCS

Explore Whitney Storey's writing on neurodivergence, autism, parenting, relationships, and everyday life. This collection includes reflections on autistic burnout, acceptance, rest, boundaries, and experiences of learning about yourself as an adult.

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ADHD

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What Doctors Need to Know about Neurodivergence

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Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Dec 29, 2023, 2:32:38 PM

This blog is a companion blog to "Doctor Visits for Neurodivergent Folks," wherein I discuss specific ways that neurodivergent people can best prepare for an effective visit with their doctors. Patients do have the ability to have the best possible visit with their doctor, but only so much. It's us, clinicians, who have a lot of the power. So let...

Doctors chair to symbolize neurodivergent needs

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Doctor Visits for Neurodivergent Folks

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Dec 29, 2023, 11:40:20 AM

If there is one thing I have learned about myself in my own Autist journey that has also been supported by the clients I have been working with, it's this: doctor's appointments are exhausting. I know I struggle to make appointments for myself, even when I know I need them, and getting through the appointment successfully is typically hit-or-miss....

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The Neurodivergent Song of the Summer for 2023

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Jul 6, 2023, 5:02:23 PM

I'm here to propose what I believe to be the Neurodivergent Song of the Summer for 2023, and I'd love to get you on board. If you aren't familiar with the artist AURORA, she is a Norwegian singer and songwriter whose voice you might recognize most from Disney's Frozen II, as the mysterious spirit singing to Elsa. She has had three albums, each of...

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My One Track Mind

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Apr 24, 2023, 2:39:20 PM

If you have had a conversation with me in the last year or so, odds are I have brought up neurodivergence. (Cue the eye rolling and the groans from my friends and family.) I have been really diving into the neurodivergence world since I started to identify my own neurodivergent traits, and since then you could say that neurodivergence broadly and...

One figure standing out against all the other figures

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The Forgotten Parents: Part 1

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Mar 24, 2023, 9:56:45 AM

Working with parents has been my niche for a long time now, and I have been a parent myself for nearly ten years (which blows my mind). Over these years I have really found myself relating to and working particularly well with certain groups of what I consider to be "forgotten parents." These are parents we (as a society) tend to either not notice...

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What is Neurodiversity?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Mar 1, 2023, 11:01:46 AM

What Is Neurodiversity, and Could It Be the Key to Understanding Your Brain? If you have spent any time on social media lately, odds are you have come across a specific genre of video. It usually features someone laughing at their own intense need for a specific morning routine, their collection of identical t-shirts, or the absolute necessity of...

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Could You Invite Little You to Therapy?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Mar 25, 2022, 3:43:28 PM

I have always felt…out of place. Even as a small child and regardless of where I have been, I notice the things about me that stand out. It’s this innate feeling of disconnection that has motivated my curiosity to become a Neurodivergent Therapist. I am so curious about the world around me. If I can figure everything out - other people, myself,...