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Category: Living in the NT World

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Advocacy, Living in the NT World

Suggested Viewing: The Twilight Zone – “Mute”

June 25, 2020

Every now and then, I run across a piece of film or other media that hits really close to home in depicting parts of my autistic experience.  One of those is the episode “Mute” from season four of The Twilight Zone.  You can find it […]

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Drama Classes: Lessons in Being Human
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World

Drama Classes: Lessons in Being Human

May 21, 2020

I’ve wanted to write this post for a while and I’ve put it off because I really wanted to do this topic justice.  So I’m doing it now and hopefully I’m doing it well.  Growing up autistic, especially not knowing it, was really hard.  Navigating […]

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Code-Switching Scripting and Masking
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World

Code-Switching, Scripting, and Masking

April 23, 2020

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 […]

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I am Proud to be autistic 2020
Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood, Executive Function Issues, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

I Am PROUD To Be Autistic

April 2, 2020

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 […]

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Good Socialization Does Wonders for My Anxiety
Coping, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World

Good Socialization Does Wonders for My Anxiety

February 20, 2020

Socialization isn’t easy for most of us on the autism spectrum.  Every interaction is fraught with unspoken cues that we may miss, having to watch the tone and volume of our voices, all that social calculus.  Often, we try to mask our way through it […]

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Autistic Relationships Identifying Unhealthy Behavior
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

Autistic Relationships: Identifying Unhealthy Behavior

January 30, 2020

Autistic relationships have all the same problems as NT relationships, plus a few that are specific to the spectrum.  Dating other autistic people can ease some of those issues, but it’s no guarantee that things will be better. I dated a fellow Aspie (undiagnosed) who […]

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Adulting for Autistics the Power of Clothes for Confidence
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World

Adulting For Autistics: The Power of Clothes for Confidence

January 9, 2020

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, […]

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School Struggles Dyscalculia
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

School Struggles: Dyscalculia

December 19, 2019

One of the common stereotypes of autistic people is the idea of the human calculator.  I blame Rain Man for a lot of this, but characters like Sheldon Cooper haven’t helped.  The truth is, we’re not all incredible at math.  In fact, some of us […]

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My Brain is a Stick Shift Transitions and Autism
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

My Brain Is a Stick Shift: Transitions and Autism

December 12, 2019

One of the common stereotypes of autistic people is that we don’t cope well with change.  We require routine, we’re incapable of spontaneity, we always need to know everything that’s going to happen and nothing must deviate from our plans lest it cause a meltdown […]

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Not Unfriendly, Just Autistic
Coping, Living in the NT World

Not Unfriendly, Just Autistic

November 7, 2019

Do you ever wish you could wear a badge that says “I’m not unfriendly, just autistic”? Most of the time, I’m perfectly happy to be a solitary creature.  I stay home and knit or write or watch the same movies and shows over and over […]

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