A big part of my autistic experience is the fact that I have no social circuits. I’m just not programmed for social niceties, small talk, chit chat, etc. Over time, I’ve managed to write some scripts for myself, but it doesn’t come naturally. It requires […]
When I first began seriously looking into getting a diagnosis, I spent a lot of time searching for autism symptoms specific to girls and women and one of the most prolific sources I found was Dr. Tony Attwood. I recognize that Dr. Attwood may be controversial […]
Living independently as an autistic adult can be a real challenge, largely due to our executive function problems. Between keeping your home clean, keeping yourself and your family fed, maintaining your own hygiene and laundry, and going to work regularly, it seems like there are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eye contact can be hard for autistic people. For some of us, it feels invasive; for others, it makes it hard to process what people are saying to us. NTs don’t understand this because they’ve been taught that everyone should make eye contact and anyone […]
