Category: Masking / Passing

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HIDDEN DANGER: Why I Stopped Recommending Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Other Somatic Practices to People I Don’t Know Well

Lyric Holmans

In my mid-20s, when I learned that I could “pause my mind” and found relief for the first time in my life, forcing myself into the present moment, it became all I wanted to do all the time.
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Autistic Me: What I’ve Learned Since Being Diagnosed “with Autism” at the Age of 29

Lyric Holmans

For almost the first thirty years of my life, I masked my Autistic traits because those around me had convinced me these traits were not there.

Pushing through (denying, hiding, and ignoring) over twenty-five years of regular headaches, migraines, vertigo, disorientation, physical pain, and overloads triggered by the unsupported differences that nobody knew I had. Continue reading Autistic Me: What I’ve Learned Since Being Diagnosed “with Autism” at the Age of 29

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Photo of Lyric in a grey blazer, black undershirt, and red pants. They have their medium-length hair down and are smiling to the side in front of a bold orange and teal sunset. On the image is the text that reads: I AM Autistic and Proud - Lyric Rivera, NeuroDivergent Rebel.

Embracing my Autistic Identity: Do you ever get the feeling you are finally becoming who you were meant to be?

Lyric Holmans

I’ve been spending a lot of time reflecting on who I used to be when I did not yet know I was Autistic, as well as who I am now (that I’ve known the truth about my mind for over seven years).

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What Does an Autistic Person Who is NOT Struggling Look Like? Would we even recognize their Autism?

Lyric Holmans

The diagnostic criteria for diagnosing Autism in Autistic People is primarily based on weaknesses and deficits, talking about (ONLY) the ways that Autistic People can struggle in society or what we look like in distress.

These limited criteria fail to describe what it looks like if Autistic People are doing well, have all of their needs accommodated, and have enough support in their lives? This leads me to ask the question:

What Does an Autistic Person Who is NOT Struggling Look Like? Would we even recognize their Autism? Continue reading What Does an Autistic Person Who is NOT Struggling Look Like? Would we even recognize their Autism?

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NeuroDivergent Rebel’s NeuroDivergent Conversion Therapy and ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) Master Post

Lyric Holmans

Because some people might genuinely want to know my stance, I’m creating an “ABA/NeuroDivergent Conversion Therapy Master Post”. Please feel free to share this resource if you find it relevant.
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