The Unseen Legacy: How Childhood Relationships Affect Our Adult Lives
Learning how to break free from harmful patterns to build healthier, happier connections.
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From Shame to Self-Discovery: My Journey with Autism, Sensory Overload, the Pain of Behaviorism, and the Relief in Unexpected Places
I am a 37-year-old Autistic Adult who has fairly intense sensory sensitivities (that can trigger disorientation, vertigo, migraines, nausea, and other stomach problems). However, I did not understand this crucial fact about myself for most of my life.
One might ask, “If things were so bad, why wasn’t your Autism identified earlier?”
When I was first diagnosed Autistic (more than seven years ago now), I had the same question, though now I know the answer -it was noticed and mislabeled. Continue reading From Shame to Self-Discovery: My Journey with Autism, Sensory Overload, the Pain of Behaviorism, and the Relief in Unexpected Places
Signs of Abusive People – 10 Red Flags – An Autistic Guide to Detecting Manipulative & Abusive People
Once they attach themselves to you, trying to leave one of these abusive and manipulative people can be complicated, scary, and even dangerous.
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The Danger of “Having Empathy” for and Protecting Abusers
Victims should never have to worry if speaking about abuse will backfire on them, but victim blaming and shaming have become commonplace in our world.
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Abused at School: Why Autistic Kids May Not Speak Up When They’ve Been Harmed by a Teacher
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.
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Too Cruel for Dogs but Okay for Kids? -Behaviorism Gone Wrong
A lot of the methods in ABA have been deemed to be too cruel to use on animals for years, but are still being used on human children. Continue reading Too Cruel for Dogs but Okay for Kids? -Behaviorism Gone Wrong
An Autistic Guide to Unmasking Abusive & Manipulative People
People sometimes use TRAUMA as an excuse hurt other people. Just because you went through some shit, that doesn’t give you a free pass to LASH out at others. Continue reading An Autistic Guide to Unmasking Abusive & Manipulative People
How to Spot Manipulators & Abusers
This week I’m speaking on a more serious topic. Continue reading How to Spot Manipulators & Abusers
Meltdown Videos of Autistic Children – Awareness or Exploitation?
They’re not hard to find. You can dig them up on blogs, Youtube and even the news with a quick Google search – disturbing videos of autistic children in distress, while parents film.
Viral sympathy videos could quickly be viewed all over the world. Once a video is out there it is forever. The consequences of this are not always immediately apparent, but can be lifelong, impacting relationships with peers (kids are mean and bullies could easily use this footage), future employers, and others. Continue reading Meltdown Videos of Autistic Children – Awareness or Exploitation?