Animal Care with Adina
At Ascend, we hope to enhance transparency for incoming clients and their families by sharing a day in the life of one of our staff members each month. For the March spotlight, we’ve chosen to highlight one of our farm…
Category Neurodivergence
Finding Peace with Mauri
Welcome back to another Day in the Life spotlight piece from the team at Ascend! This month, we’re excited to showcase one of our Primary Therapist staff members at a very special house. Mauri works as a therapist at Haven…
Masking in Teens: Why Do They Do It & How to Help
Have you ever felt like you needed to put on a different face to fit in with your friends or classmates? Maybe you felt like you had to laugh at a joke that wasn’t really funny or pretend to like…
Types of Neurodivergence Explained
Neurodivergence isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a real and important aspect of human diversity. While neurodivergence is often associated with conditions like autism and ADHD, it actually encompasses a wide range of neurodevelopmental variations that exist on a spectrum.…
Neurodiversity Explained: What It Is & Why It Matters
In conversations around mental health or developmental disorders, you might have heard the terms “neurodivergence” or “neurotypical” being used. These terms are relatively new — a sociologist coined them in the late 1990s — and if you’re unclear on what…