Neurodiverse Love with Mona Kay Reactivity in Neurodiverse Relationships-Jill Corvelli
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Jul 30, 2024 Jill Corvelli, a licensed professional counselor and founder of the Neurodiverse Partners Institute, dives into the challenges of reactivity in neurodiverse relationships. She explains how chronic reactivity can undermine communication and connection. Jill identifies ASD and neurotypical partner triggers and reviews primitive reactive strategies like fight and flight responses. She introduces the ND Compass methodology, emphasizing curiosity over judgment, and shares practical tools to lower reactivity, enhance understanding, and promote healthy relationships.
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Reactivity Is A Limbic Hijack
- Reactivity is a fast limbic response that narrows decision options to fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.
- It shortens time horizon so people focus on the next seconds instead of longer-term solutions.
Chronic Reactivity Harms The Body
- Chronic reactivity harms the body through sustained stress chemistry and disrupted physiology.
- Long-term cortisol exposure can damage health and must be addressed clinically.
Neurotype Differences Produce Predictable Triggers
- ASD and NT brain differences create predictable triggers like sensory overload, literal speech, and delayed processing.
- Those differences often produce partner loneliness, misread intentions, and reactivity cycles.