As a child (in middle school), I was denied the right to rest when I was so physically exhausted and burned out it made me sick.
Continue reading Autistic Burnout -The Silent Killer – Recognizing, Preventing, and Recovering from Burnout
When I’m overwhelmed, excited, or have extra energy flowing through me, I find the predictable rhythm of my voice and familiar sounds to be grounding and relaxing.
Continue reading How do you overcome shame about vocal stimming?
“What recommendations do you have for someone who thinks themselves/their colleagues could possibly be neurodivergent but has never gone for an official diagnosis?”
Continue reading I See NeuroDivergent People… I want to tell them they are NeuroDivergent… because I don’t think they know.
AskingAutistics – What are YOUR meltdown Triggers? Any tips for safer meltdowns?
Continue reading Autism and Meltdowns: I am an Autistic Adult and I Still Have Meltdowns (and probably always will)
People often think I’m doing better than I am because I keep my problems to myself, and people don’t notice or mention my struggles until they inconvenience them.
Continue reading “You Must be High Functioning!” – I Don’t Have High-Functioning Autism, I am Autistic
I am Autistic, PLUS (On Twitter, I typed this out as shorthand Autism+ because of character limitations, and we made jokes it sounded like a video streaming service, like Disney+).
Continue reading When I said “There’s no such thing as severe Autism” most people missed the point.
NeuroDivergent people’s differences are cognitive and invisible and impact how we interpret the world, process information, and interact with others.
Our differences also impact our strengths and weaknesses, what tasks and environments will drain us, and what tasks and environments will invigorate us. Continue reading NeuroDivergence, Surviving Capitalism as an Autistic ADHD Human, and Finding a Career Path that Works for YOU
I’d been told to listen to these adults and do what they said, and they had said I was “bad,” and I believed them. Since I thought I was “bad,” I felt I deserved all the punishment (abuse) I received.
Continue reading Abused at School: Why Autistic Kids May Not Speak Up When They’ve Been Harmed by a Teacher
This week two Substack Community Members have asked me to share advice on how to deal with “huge emotions” or “when emotions are just too big and overwhelming.”
Continue reading Autistic People and “Huge Emotions” or “Big Feelings” – When Emotions are “Too Big” and Overwhelming
If Autistic People are determined “too vulnerable” to know what’s best for us in one area of our lives, what’s to stop them from applying this logic to other areas?
Continue reading Autistic Trans Adults are the Latest Target of Anti-Trans Legislation (but ALL Autistics are in Danger)
