Today, I typed the words “can autistic,” and the top result was “Can autistic people love?” – suggesting there’s a myth that we can’t love our love is different from non-autistic love.
Continue reading Can Autistic People Love? Thoughts on Love, Autism, NeuroDivergence, Passion, and Life
“How do I get things done,” despite being an ADHDer without the magical pharmaceuticals that can, for some, create what my best friend (also ADHD) calls “super brain”?
Continue reading Hacking my ADHD Brain: Running IT so IT doesn’t run ME
Who says MY way, the “Autistic Way” of communicating, is wrong? Why is the “non-autistic way” the RIGHT way?
Continue reading Empathy for Autistic People: Autism and the Double Empathy Problem
I owe most of my success in life as an Autistic Person to heavily leaning into my strengths and avoiding my weaknesses whenever possible.
Continue reading Autism and Spiky Skills: Leaning into My Autistic Strengths (and Avoiding My Weaknesses)
When I was first diagnosed Autistic, starting this blog shortly after, I was all for being Openly Autistic whenever possible (for a few reasons). However, my perspective has changed since then.
Continue reading Openly Autistic: Why I DON’T Recommend Disclosing an Autism Diagnosis While Job Seeking (in MOST Situations)
Energy, once created, cannot be destroyed. It can only converted from one form of energy to another.
Continue reading Energy Regulation (Emotional, Sensory, Dopamine) for NeuroDivergent People
While grace and understanding from others can make these struggles easier, they don’t prevent them entirely (because some of my biggest triggers come from within).
Continue reading Autism and Overwhelm: Autistic Meltdowns, Shutdowns, and Overloads – Oh my!
I take medical cannabis to regulate some of the common co-occurring conditions associated with being Autistic, NOT for my “Autism.”
Continue reading Autism and Cannabis: My Personal Experience as an Autistic Person Using Medical Cannabis for My Co-occurring Conditions
Some workplace cultures should also be avoided at all costs (as they can be highly toxic to those whose minds work differently or who have other disabilities).
Continue reading NeuroDivergent Emotional Safety and Organizational Culture
I am diagnosed Autistic and ADHD, but I didn’t magically become Autistic, and ADHD when I was diagnosed, and my diagnosis is NOT what makes me Autistic and ADHD (AuDHD).
Continue reading Gate-Keeping is Gross (it’s also exclusionary and elitist): Self-Identified Autistic and Other NeuroDivergent Humans are Valid