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A different headspace: Six people on being neurodivergent during lockdown

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Living with a differently-wired brain is challenging at the best of times – never mind in the midst of a global pandemic. Erin Kavanagh–Hall chats with six neurodivergent New Zealanders who share the obstacles they’ve overcome during the Covid-19 lockdown. ‘I was terrified of being stuck inside’ Cate, 31, Wellington Diagnosis: Autism As a person … Read more

I was a hyperactive kid and here’s my advice for parents

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Journalist Baz Macdonald was your quintessential hyperactive child. He looks back on the terror he caused, the productive ways his parents curbed his energy, and the effect it has had on his life. In public spaces, we have all experienced that one kid who is just mayhem: running up and down the aisles of stores, … Read more