As a prelude to an upcoming stimmy product review, today I want to talk about chewing as a stim and other oral stimming. I don’t have a lot of research on this, so I’m just going to tell you about my experience with being a […]
I’ve talked before about meltdowns – what they are and how to survive them – but I’ve seen several places in online groups where people ask what a meltdown feels like, how it happens, what it’s like to go through one. So today I’m going […]
As you know if you’ve been keeping up with my work stress lately, in all the upheaval of COVID-19 I have been moved from my usual no-contact-with-people information synthesis duties and instead put on phones. PHONES. Luckily, I’m not answering them – a decade in […]
It may be easy to forget amid all the pandemic upheaval and changes to our daily lives, but it is, in fact, April again. That month when we get bombarded with “light it up blue”, puzzle pieces, “autism awareness”, and autism warrior parents. This year, […]
I’m sorry y’all. I was supposed to have a post for you this week. I have it outlined and hopefully I’ll have it written in time for next Thursday’s post. But this week I couldn’t do it. So I apologize, and I’ll do my best […]
Today is Autistic and Neurodivergent Coming Out Day. So I’m going to give you my story. I am autistic. I have always been autistic. I did not become autistic when I got my diagnosis at 35, nor did I spend my adult life to that […]
There’s no escaping the fact that we’re all extra stressed these days. Whether you’re self-quarantined, under a “stay at home” order, or still going to work every day like nothing’s changed (that’s me), everyone’s anxiety levels are climbing. As autistic adults, we live with more […]
With all the talk of quarantine and self-isolation and all that surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, I realized that a lot of people may not be experienced in feeding themselves for an extended period without breaking the bank. So today I’m going to talk about some […]
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 […]
Last week I talked about coming to terms with an adult autism diagnosis, accepting yourself for who you are and forgiving yourself for not knowing in the past. Today, I’m going to talk about the choices you face as an autistic adult. After you’ve taken […]
