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Category: Living in the NT World

Advocacy, Living in the NT World

School Struggles: Dysgraphia

September 24, 2020

One of my biggest challenges in school was my handwriting.  *Checks barely legible notes*  It still is.  I got flat F’s all through elementary school and once they stopped grading that, I got points marked off for “neatness” on any handwritten work I turned in.  […]

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Three women sitting together. The one in the middle appears upset and the other two are looking at her and touching her on the shoulder and leg.
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

Why the “Golden Rule” Can Trip Up Autistic People

September 17, 2020

We were all taught the Golden Rule as small children – “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – but for autistic people, this idea can be tricky when put into practice.  Because we operate on a different wavelength than neurotypical […]

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A dark-haired man yelling and pointing directly at the viewer.
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

Executive Function Rules Emotional Regulation

September 3, 2020

When I was diagnosed with autism four years ago, my psychologist told me that my tentative bipolar diagnosis from when I was 19 was probably wrong – she said that I probably had “mood lability associated with autism”.  I had no idea what this meant, […]

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two hands holding a black smartphone showing two notifications with a green table and black keyboard in the background
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Living in the NT World

A New Kind of Social Overwhelm

August 27, 2020

All this social distancing and staying home is often thought of as an introvert’s – or an autistic person’s – dream come true.  And while that’s not necessarily wrong, I’ve found that I’ve lost a considerable amount of my social skills in the isolation (despite […]

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A dark haired woman in a purple tshirt sits looking at her laptop looking overwhelmed. Behind and around her are drawings of family and social interactions, social media, and other things she is thinking about
Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

Don’t Call Me “High-Functioning”

August 6, 2020

I don’t use functioning labels.  They only serve to withhold support from those designated “high-functioning” and limit the possibilities available to those deemed “low-functioning”.  They’re crap, so I don’t use them here.  I prefer using support needs if the distinction is necessary: low support needs […]

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A person wearing a grey sweater with a an open book on their lap, showing bare legs and dark socks. One hand sits across the book, the other holds a cup of tea.
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Living in the NT World

Self-Care Is Not Optional When You’re Autistic

July 30, 2020

Some people see self-care as a luxury, albeit a “necessary” one.  Hot baths, face masks, and time spent on hobbies are considered just as important as drinking plenty of water and eating good, nutritious food.  But when you’re autistic, self-care is not optional.  It’s not […]

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Pink, blue, and purple fireworks with light smoke in a night sky
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

Autism and Fireworks

July 2, 2020

It’s time once again for me to remind my American readers that fireworks can be a real problem for autistic people of all ages.  Where I live, Independence Day fireworks start July 1 and go on through at least July 5, but across the country, […]

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Black and white photo of a young woman covering the right side of her face with her hand
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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