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
When I found out I was Autistic a few months before my thirtieth birthday, it was a moment that made me realize that I’d been in an abusive relationship with society.
Continue reading Escaping an Abusive Relationship with Society: A Late Diagnosed Autism Story – My Autistic Life
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!
There are many types of conversion therapy used to “normalize” Autistic and other NeuroDivergent People. ABA, or Applied Behavioral Analysis, is among the most widely recognized and controversial.
Continue reading You don’t have to have been subjected to formal Autistic Conversion Therapy to have experienced behaviorism and its harms.
They say Queer People are “perverts” and “sexual deviants,” but our accusers seem to be the ones obsessed with sex and private parts.
Continue reading Friendly Reminder: The First Pride Was a Riot
NeuroDiversity includes ALL brains, NeuroDivergent AND NeuroTypical, working together, embracing and supporting one another.
Continue reading What IS NeuroDiversity?
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?
Often, rather than sorting through all the information required to make a choice. It is much simpler (in that moment) not to choose (which technically IS a choice), or go with a safe familiar option. Continue reading Autism & Choices: Why Making Decisions is Hard for Me as an Autistic Person
I, like many Autistic People, experience stomach issues and stomach distress. There are a multitude of reasons, and triggers, for my tummy troubles.
Today I’m gonna share about my experience of being Autistic and having problems with my stomach, and digestion, and why I think so many Autistic People also struggle with this. Continue reading Autism & Food – My Autistic Experience with Eating, Stomach, and Digestive Problems