I’ve discovered that the key to unlocking my potential and reducing my struggles lies in the autonomy and control that come with adulthood, a freedom that is often denied to NeuroDivergent youngsters.
Continue reading Autonomy Unlocked: A Life of My Own – How Adulthood Gave Me the Freedom I Needed to Thrive as an Autistic Person
I’ve made no attempts to keep the fact that I am Polyamorous to myself. This particular facet of my identity is one that I’ve known about since middle school (when I first found myself attracted to multiple people at the … Continue reading I’m Polyamorous but I’m Also Afraid of Starting New Personal Relationships
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.
Continue reading HIDDEN DANGER: Why I Stopped Recommending Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Other Somatic Practices to People I Don’t Know Well
Challenging the common assumption that Autistic People lack imaginative play, highlighting the importance of broadening our understanding of the Autistic experience.
Continue reading On the Myth Autistic People Lack Imagination
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
How much of me (or what version of me) you see depends on how safe I feel in your presence.
Continue reading The Cost of Blending In: Autistic Camouflaging and My Personal Quest for Safety
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).
How embracing your NeuroDivergent self can help you to live a more fulfilling life
Continue reading Embracing Authenticity: The Power of Neurodivergent Identity
The Hidden Truth: How Adult Autism Diagnosis and Identification Can Transform Mental Health. The Life-Changing Impact of learning you are Autistic in adulthood.
Continue reading Almost Missed: Late Diagnosed – How Learning I am Autistic at the Age of 29 Saved My Life
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?
