Embracing my Autism diagnosis was just the beginning. I soon realized that there were other aspects of my experience that couldn’t be explained by Autism alone. This realization ignited a continuous journey of self-discovery, filled with moments of clarity, understanding, and occasional confusion. Continue reading Is it Autism… or something else???
My adult Autism diagnosis marked a pivotal moment in my life, altering my understanding of myself (and my path to personal growth).
Making sharp turns occasionally when faced with new information is necessary.
One of the traits that I find most attractive in people is their ability to adjust to new information (even if it takes them a while).
While some may need to slow down to navigate these ‘sharp turns,’ our ability to adapt and ‘swerve’ occasionally is crucial.
Our ability to change directions prevents us from crashing, enabling us to navigate life’s ever-changing circumstances.
Continue reading Breaking Free from the Need for Control: My Journey Towards Embracing Uncertainty
Discover how embracing Neurodiversity and Neuro-Inclusion can transform lives and create a more inclusive and compassionate world (for EVERYONE).
Continue reading A Call to Compassion: Understanding Neurodiversity in Our Society
It is my understanding that if I’m not “seen,” I won’t be able to survive in this world, but I don’t just need to be seen on June 18.
Continue reading Autism Reflections on Autistic Pride Day
It has been years since Damian Milton rocked the world with the paper: On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem.’
In Damian’s paper, the double empathy problem was defined as:
A disjuncture in reciprocity between two differently disposed social actors which becomes more marked the wider the disjuncture in dispositional perceptions of the lifeworld – perceived as a breach in the ‘natural attitude’ of what constitutes ‘social reality’ for ‘neuro-typical’ people and yet an everyday and often traumatic experience for ‘autistic people.’
What does that mean in more simple language? I will explain in this month’s video. Continue reading Autistic Empathy – Autism and the Double Empathy Problem
Learning I was Autistic was like being hit over the head with a stick, reversing a block in my mind that had obscured many of my childhood memories.
Continue reading Who am I? Rediscovering the Hidden Parts of Myself Through an Adult Autism Diagnosis
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
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
Exploring the hidden toll of exhaustion, societal expectations, and the transformative power of self-acceptance for Autistic People
Continue reading Burned Out – The Hidden Toll: A Cautionary Tale of Autistic Exhaustion, Autism, and Burn Out
