Friendly Reminder: The First Pride Was a Riot
They say Queer People are “perverts” and “sexual deviants,” but our accusers seem to be the ones obsessed with sex and private parts.
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Coming Out Autistic and ADHD: Is Coming out NeuroDivergent Like Coming Out of the Closet?
Coming out nonbinary has been like coming out NeuroDivergent in many ways. Many people don’t believe nonbinary people exist. Some people (too many) also don’t believe Autism or ADHD exist either.
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How do you overcome shame about vocal stimming?
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.
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Autism and Stimming: Why Do Autistic People Stim?
My emotions and feelings come with big energy spikes that are visible (and often audible) in waves of stimming (jumping, flapping, pacing, speaking and singing to myself, and making other noises).
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“You Must be High Functioning!” – I Don’t Have High-Functioning Autism, I am Autistic
People often think I’m doing better than I am because I keep my problems to myself, and people don’t notice or mention my struggles until they inconvenience them.
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When I said “There’s no such thing as severe Autism” most people missed the point.
I am Autistic, PLUS (On Twitter, I typed this out as shorthand Autism+ because of character limitations, and we made jokes it sounded like a video streaming service, like Disney+).
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Autism & Choices: Why Making Decisions is Hard for Me as an Autistic Person
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
NeuroDivergence, Surviving Capitalism as an Autistic ADHD Human, and Finding a Career Path that Works for YOU
NeuroDivergent people’s differences are cognitive and invisible and impact how we interpret the world, process information, and interact with others.
Our differences also impact our strengths and weaknesses, what tasks and environments will drain us, and what tasks and environments will invigorate us. Continue reading NeuroDivergence, Surviving Capitalism as an Autistic ADHD Human, and Finding a Career Path that Works for YOU
NeuroDivergence Time & Hyperfocus – Managing Time & Hyperfocus as an NeuroDivervgent Person so it Doesn’t Ruin Your Life (an Autistic ADHD Perspective)
Our individual brains’ combination of NeuroTypes (because people seldom have only one measurable brain difference) heavily influences our reality, including our experience of time (and space). Continue reading NeuroDivergence Time & Hyperfocus – Managing Time & Hyperfocus as an NeuroDivervgent Person so it Doesn’t Ruin Your Life (an Autistic ADHD Perspective)
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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