Perhaps the number one tool any autistic person has for keeping themselves regulated and calm is stimming. We stim at home, at work, at school, in public, in private, wherever we need it to add to or detract from the sensory input we’re getting. But […]
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, […]
Autism is largely a difference in perception. As autistics, we perceive the world differently than NT’s do, because humans perceive the world through the sensory input we get. The autistic sensory experience is very different from that of NT’s. That is, we get a lot […]
I LOVE Halloween. It is absolutely my favorite holiday. I love dressing up, watching old horror movies, and decorating my house with macabre details (if I’m honest, that’s year-round, but I digress). But when I was a kid, sometimes Halloween was a swirl of brightly […]
I love the 4th of July. It makes a great midpoint of summer – everything before leads up to it and then everything after it is winding down, looking toward the next season and going back to school. Plus, it’s one of only two holidays when […]
Swimming lessons can be a really touchy subject for people on the spectrum. Some of us love the water, but a lot of us hate it, especially if it gets in our faces. Getting autistic kids into a pool might be an epic struggle that […]
With Memorial Day behind us and summer officially in full swing, convention season is upon us! Comic or sci-fi conventions, Renaissance faires, and the like will be happening all over the country for the next several months. For many of us on the autism spectrum, con […]
The weather is warming up and that means that festival season is upon us! That’s right, it’s time for celebrations big and small, all of which are likely to include lots of people, music, food, and other great stuff. Autistic people want to join in […]
I recently heard a story from another autistic person regarding an experience in a CPR class. The NT instructor, not knowing any of the adult students there were autistic, said the following: “When typical people walk into a room they see all the chairs and the lights. When an […]
One of the more well-known autistic symptoms is sensory sensitivities. Because autistic people process sensory input differently from NT people, we get overstimulated really easily by things that other people might not notice at all. These sensory incursions are literally everywhere we go. I present to you a non-exhaustive […]
