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Five Somatic Exercises for Nervous System Regulation During the Holiday Season

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The holiday season can be a joyful time, but it can also create significant nervous system stress, especially for people with sensory processing sensitivities or hidden disabilities. Bright lights, crowded stores, holiday travel, louder environments, social expectations, and disrupted routines can push many nervous systems into overwhelm. For neurodivergent individuals, the combination of sensory input and pressure to perform socially can make December feel less like a celebration and more like a marathon.

The Autism Industrial Complex: How Capitalism Turned Autism Into Commodity

By: Dr. Panicha McGuire, LMFT, RPT™

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Estimated reading time: 18 minutes

This piece began as an article I submitted to Psychology Today. Unsurprisingly, it was not approved. When you question the economic machinery behind the autism “treatment” industry or point out how autistic people’s lives become commodities in a multibillion-dollar marketplace…gatekeepers tend to get uncomfortable. Consider this the version they wouldn’t publish.

What Actually Helps Autistic Kids?

By: Dr. Panicha McGuire, LMFT, RPT™

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One of the most common questions I hear from families after receiving an autism diagnosis is: What therapy should we pick? Underneath that question is often fear, pressure, and the sense that choosing the “wrong” therapy could change the course of a child’s life. That fear is understandable. The world constantly tells parents that children must be shaped, corrected, or normalized as quickly as possible. This creates urgency where none is needed.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes