Men are notoriously hard to buy for. While lots of guys will tell friends and family not to get them anything for birthdays and keep their requests simple for Christmas, Father’s Day presents its own kind of challenge. When Dad or kids or both are […]
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 […]
Adulting is hard. Yes, I’m in my late 30s and I said that. There’s so much to keep track of! If you live alone, you have to do it all yourself. If you have a family, people depend on you. For autistic adults or others with executive […]
I’m not an outdoorsy person, but I love gardening so much! There’s something wonderful about digging in the dirt and pruning plants. Granted, at the moment I only have a very shaded balcony to work with, but I keep several pots and a window box or two […]
Autism is marked by communication difficulties, one of the most common of which is auditory processing disorder. From the outside, this usually looks like a person being slow to respond in conversation or not paying attention to directions. But it’s not that we’re stupid or […]
Being an autistic adult is not easy. Most of us are not well-equipped to keep up with bills, errands, and work while also handling the overwhelm and overload that we get from the world. If we’re going to function well and be happy, it’s important […]
Autistic kids and teenagers benefit from structure, so a fully unstructured summer is less than ideal. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that autistic kids should have every day of their summer completely planned out! Please, please allow them some time to just be kids and […]
There are two kinds of moms in our community: autism moms and autistic moms. An autism mom is a non-autistic mother of one or more autistic children; an autistic mom is an autistic mother of one or more kids who may or may not be […]
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 […]
Lots of people on the autism spectrum have executive function problems. When I was diagnosed, I was very surprised to find an extra diagnosis of severe ADHD, which my doctor explained as executive function issues that are a frequent part of autism. She told me […]
