Managing expectations can be a challenge for many of us on the spectrum. I’ve talked about this before in a general sense, but today’s post is specifically about expectations in relationships – yes, autistic people are capable of romantic relationships just like everyone else! Autistic […]
As the saying goes, clothes make the man – or woman. As autistic adults, we can use this idea to our advantage to give us more confidence in social or overwhelming situations. When we feel good, we can cope better. When we feel at ease, […]
Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you all had the New Year’s celebration you wanted, whether that was at home on the couch or out with friends. About this time every year, people go nuts over making changes in their lives via New Year’s Resolutions. […]
Today I want to talk about the sensory mess that is the holiday season. I love the Christmas season, I really do. In cold weather, under early darkness, and especially with some cold rain or sleet (we don’t usually get snow here in Louisiana), it […]
Well, it’s already mid-November, which means it’s time to start thinking about your own self-care during the holiday season. In just about a week or so, everyone’s lives are going to get seriously busy. There’ll be family obligations, work parties, and if you have kids, […]
Happy Halloween, everybody!! I LOVE Halloween! I love everything about it, from decorating and jack o’lanterns to dressing up and trick-or-treating. Classic monster movies, Vincent Price features, and Tim Burton flicks are in heavy rotation all month long at my house. It’s my favorite time […]
If you’re an autistic adult, you’ve probably been told what you can or can’t do a lot over the course of your life. Even if you weren’t diagnosed as a child, you were probably different enough from your peers that parents or teachers tried to […]
Today in Adulting for Autistics, I’m going to talk about stress management. Autistic people often get a bad rap as being overreactive, easily freaked out, and generally emotionally fragile. While it’s true that we have a higher baseline for stress than NTs, we don’t deserve […]
I’m a big believer in stimming. Even before I knew I was autistic, I was always a big stimmer – constantly fidgeting, bouncing, biting things, etc. In general, I think everyone should be free to stim as they like. But I also have a controversial […]
Last weekend, I had an awful experience. I’d taken my car in to get some maintenance done, and then, a few hours later, something broke and the car overheated and became undrivable. This was Saturday evening, of course, so nothing could be done until Monday […]
