Neurotypical Archives - A blog about life on the spectrum https://kaiskjold.com/tag/neurotypical/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:08:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 152266933 What About Regrets? https://kaiskjold.com/2026/04/02/what-about-regrets/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:44:06 +0000 https://kaiskjold.com/?p=2099 I have always been trying to live my life in such a way that I would not have regrets. My choices has shaped the person I have become and I stubbornly assumed most of my life that this attitude has prevented me from suffering much from regrets in my life. Unexpectedly, these last few years, I have been struggling more …

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]]> 2099 Making Choices That Feel Right https://kaiskjold.com/2025/03/29/making-choices-that-feel-right/ Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:47:52 +0000 https://kaiskjold.com/?p=2076 I struggled with making choices most of my life. Maybe I didn’t when I was a child, but as I grew up and realised I wasn’t like everyone else, I started struggling more and more. It’s not like I never wanted to make choices that made me happy, of course I did, but it wasn’t a simply binary problem. It …

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]]> 2076 How Do You Stay Motivated When the Whole World Seems Against You? https://kaiskjold.com/2024/03/31/how-do-you-stay-motivated-when-the-whole-world-seems-against-you/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:42:13 +0000 https://kaiskjold.com/?p=2001 Well, the long and short of it all is I don’t have a clue. I am currently trying to figure it out, but often life feels like it a little bit too much. Long Covid means I still, years later, struggle with fatigue amongst other things. Working full-time is hard and what is even worse is that people tend to …

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]]> 2001 12 Books, 12 Months – Part 2 https://kaiskjold.com/2024/03/17/12-books-12-months-part-2/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:11:00 +0000 https://kaiskjold.com/?p=1997 The fourth book I am read is Atomic Habits by James Clear. This book was really a pleasant surprise! I had seen the book read by several different people, some on trains, some mentioned it and yet no one I know personally read the book. So, I decided to put it on my list because I was a bit curious …

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]]> 1997 Hiding Yourself Away https://kaiskjold.com/2024/01/29/hiding-yourself-away/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:40:54 +0000 https://kaiskjold.com/?p=1983 A sure way to feel lonely or isolated is when we are alone with our interests. Those of us on the spectrum tend to hyper focus on things and get very excited about something (anything from trains, Star Wars or frogs) for either short periods of time to a life time. I am always most fascinated by those who dedicate …

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]]> 1983 Honour Your Boundaries https://kaiskjold.com/2022/06/28/honour-your-boundaries/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:35:00 +0000 http://kaiskjold.com/?p=1863 What I want to say in this post can actually be said in very few words; It’s not enough to know you have pushed yourself too far beyond your limits, you need to back it up with action. Recently, I decided to apply for sick leave. I’m still suffering from some long-term effects of corona – long covid as some …

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]]> 1863 Wasted Dreams? https://kaiskjold.com/2022/02/07/wasted-dreams/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:21:35 +0000 http://kaiskjold.com/?p=1824 When we were young, we all had hopes and dreams about our future, but often those dreams and hopes would naturally change and evolve into something else. I wanted to be an archaeologist space explorer, but as I grew up, I realised that wasn’t possible for several reasons. It didn’t hurt to let go of that dream, it felt natural, …

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