Ever wondered how your neurodivergence affects your ability to form and maintain secure attachments? How might it impact not just your romantic relationships, but also those bonds within your family?
I also share a personal anecdote about why this topic is important to me, even if it’s more kink adjacent, than directly related.
Enjoy!
Links from episode:
The Attachment Project - https://www.attachmentproject.com/psychology/neurodiversity/
Introduction to Attachment Styles fromCoach Elizabeth Brink, BCC, ACC, CNC
https://www.thrivingsistercoaching.com/post/a-primer-on-attachment-theory-neurodivergent
Research Paper on Infatuation and Attachment
“Infatuation and attachment : How do they differ in autism and neurodiversity?”
https://osf.io/jth6f
Research Paper - Adult attachment and social anxiety: “The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310265/
Research Paper - The relationship between attachment and social anxiety, focusing on self-esteem and locus of control as possible mediators
https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/handle/2299/14297
Research Paper - “A systematic review of adult attachment and social anxiety”
https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/131758/1/A_systematic_review_of_adult_attachment_and_social_anxiety.pdf
What Is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria
New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/
Rejection Sensitivity: Managing Feelings of Overwhelm and Rejection as an Adult with ADHD
https://add.org/rejection-sensitivity/
7 Emotions That Knock Us Off Our Feet
Social Media:
Website:
http://www.neurokinkster.com
Musical Intro:
Not So Fast (Quarantine Beats #01) by Patchworker f.k.a. [friendzoned] | https://soundcloud.com/patchworker
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Musical Outro:
The Crossover by Pyrosion | https://soundcloud.com/pyrosion
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