“The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom,” researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass in a recent interview, and my response as a late-diagnosed Autistic adult. Continue reading An Autistic Response to: Uta Frith’s “Why I no longer think autism is a spectrum.”
We are opening up about our own experiences, sharing the good, bad, and ugly of it all. Continue reading Late Diagnosed/Identified: A mini series, episode one
Pivoting in Uncertain Times: A Letter & A Fundraiser – This mug sale is part of an ongoing fundraising effort to help support the NeuroDivergent Rebel Blog’s Advocacy & Education Efforts.
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Workplace Neurodiversity Rising and Neurodivergent Rebel’s: The Weight of Normal are both HALF PRICE this week (3/1-3/7) on Smashwords! Continue reading Workplace Neurodiversity Rising and Neurodivergent Rebel’s: The Weight of Normal are both HALF PRICE this week (3/1-3/7) on Smashwords!
The Art of the Personal New Year: Why I Reset in Spring, Not Winter What I’m “Burying in the Ground” and What I’m Cultivating This Spring I’m going to be 39 this year. My birthday is in about a month (give or take a few days). I am a spring baby, born in Texas in March 1987. Spring is one of my favorite seasons (with Fall close behind). Here, in Texas, Spring has already sprung – and I am loving it! As far as Texas goes, while many of our laws and corrupt government officials and politicians are ass-backwards, the … Continue reading My Birthday is Next Month: Savoring Sunsets While Packing a Go Bag – Turning 39 in a Texas Spring
Hyperlexia, Handwriting Pain, and Finding Freedom in a Word Document – Typing vs. Handwriting: An Autistic Perspective on Fine Motor Skills and Working Memory #MyAutisticTruth Continue reading My Autistic Truth: My Real Voice Isn’t the One That Comes Out of My Mouth – The Accessibility of Typing: One Autistic Person’s Experience
I Spent 29 Years Trying to Be ‘Normal.’ Here’s What I Lost (and Found). Continue reading 5 Years to Crawl Out of Burnout: My AuDHD Healing Journey After a Late Diagnosis
Want to be featured in the Autism, Identity and Me workbook for adults? – Autistic adults: Submit your wisdom for our new workbook for a chance to be featured. Continue reading Call for Contributions: Quotes from Autistic Adults Wanted for New Workbook
For years, I thought I was broken. The real problem was a system that couldn’t see my Neurodivergent mind. I wasn’t a bad student. I was a Neurodivergent one.
Continue reading Was I a bad student, or was school bad for me? – What my Autism diagnosis taught me about why school failed me.
Unmasking My Neurodivergence: The Invisible Weight of My Neurotypical Mask and the End of a War With Myself – An AuDHD Late-Diagnosis Story – When “Try Harder” Doesn’t Work Continue reading My Best Was Never Enough – I Was Called Lazy When I Was Trying My Hardest.
