There is a rumor that autistic people can’t or don’t wear makeup.
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Lyric Holmans
Lyric Rivera (they/them), from Neurodivergent Consulting, is a late-identified Autistic and ADHD adult. Lyric is the author of the best-selling business ethics book, Workplace Neurodiversity Rising (which was praised in Forbes as “an excellent ‘how to manual’ based on lived experience and professional competence”). Other titles Lyric has worked on include collaborating with Rebecca Duffus on the U.S. version of the popular children's workbook Autism, Identity, and Me (adult version coming worldwide fall 2026), and Neurodivergent Rebel's The Weight of Normal. Lyric is also the creator of #AskingAutistics, a hashtag that connects Autistic people and allies around the globe. The philosophy of Neurodivergent Consulting is to support the creation of accessible workplaces and other spaces (via universal design) that enable Neurodivergent (and all) people to fully realize their unique talents and fresh perspectives through care and support of the whole person. This allows us to bring our full selves to the spaces we enter. View all posts by Lyric Holmans
Oy. Who comes up with these things? I think people try way too hard to justify the “normalcy” of their own little worlds. Easier to live in the proverbial bubble, I suppose, if nobody pops it.
Hell, I’m autistic and male both. Guess what? I wear makeup! Well, when I have the energy to do it anyway. I consider it a form of self-expression right along with my tattoos, piercings, short shorts/“Davy” Dukes etc.
I don’t see why being autistic would preclude me from any of that.
My therapist told me that I wasn’t autistic because I was able to go to school…by the way, my daughter has autism and is in general education right now. She works her little butt off to keep up and keep her head above water socially, but, she is autistic AND goes to school (public school general education).