Neurodivergent Mama

Maskcara Beauty Do you close your eyes and hold your breath when your apply hair spray? Of course. It smells bad and good sense says don’t take in elements that belong only on hair. When it comes to applying makeup, you put it directly on our skin. That’s what it’s designed for, right? True, but what you may not realize is that you are putting it on your skin and IN your body as well. Something to think about... Your skin is the largest organ of your body.   Its major functions are protection, excretion, secretion, regulation, sensation, and absorption.   Protection :   The skin is a “waterproof” barrier and the body’s initial defense mechanism against foreign invaders.   Excretion :   The skin works to remove things from the body using excretion (think sweat, i.e. the use of sweat lodges in Native American cultures). Secretion :   The skin transports important materials (hormones, enzymes, saliva, ets..) through the skin using secre

An Internal Perspective PC Ed Flores Photography Being neurodivergent in this fast-paced world is not easy. Everyone thinks they know what it’s like because of articles they’ve read or studies they’ve performed, but most of these articles and studies are looking in from the outside. No one knows what a "disorder" is truly like unless they have it. A brain scan can show you the area of the brain afflicted, but it cannot tell you how it feels any more than a photograph can capture the sounds, smells, and sensations as well as the images. You have to have experienced in reality what the photograph is reflecting in order to bring life to the image. The image is only part of the picture, and a small one at that. I cannot tell you how many times I've had someone tell me that because I “seem normal” I just cannot have Asperger's Syndrome. That it is lifelong and doesn't go away... Again, selfproclaimed experts looking in from the outside thinking they know more