Freelance Counselling and Play Therapy and Adoption Counselling

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26/10/2025

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SECOND CHANCE SUNDAY

Next in our 'Voice of the Child' series.

So many dyslexic children spend the school day working twice as hard just to keep up – and then using even more energy trying to hide how hard it actually is.

This is masking too.
Not just masking feelings… but masking struggle.

The emotional toll is real.
When you see frustration after school
or the tears that seem to come 'from nowhere'
or the shutdown
or the overwhelm…

It’s not about the homework.
It’s not about attitude.
It’s exhaustion.
It’s holding it all together all day long.

This post is about hearing that quiet voice:
“I’m trying. I really am.
I just need you to see how much this costs me.”


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23/10/2025

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WHEN I COME OUT OF SCHOOL…

I’ve held it together all day — smiling when I didn’t feel OK, copying others so I could fit in, keeping my stims small and hidden.

So when I come out of school…
Please don’t ask me to talk straight away.
Please don’t tell me how good I was.
Please just let me rest, be quiet, and feel safe again.

Want to understand more about masking and neurodivergent wellbeing?

Explore the full Masking Toolkit by The Contented Child for visuals, guides, and practical tools that help uncover what’s behind the mask — and support children to feel safe being their true selves. Link in comments ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in our Bio.

NOTE
Some children do mask so competently that it can be hard to get a diagnosis - that is why I created Meet My Brain: Power & the Tricky Bits. Link in comments.

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