Let’s Talk About Burnout
I want to talk a bit about why I had to take some time off and some of the less obvious effects of burnout. I wasn’t quite to the level where I could no longer function, but I came right up to the edge. I […]
I want to talk a bit about why I had to take some time off and some of the less obvious effects of burnout. I wasn’t quite to the level where I could no longer function, but I came right up to the edge. I […]
For Autism “Awareness” Month this year, I’m bringing “awareness” to some of the amazing parts of autistic life. Part of the glory of the autistic brain is the ability to see beyond the clearly delineated boundaries and margins of NT society. We tend to question […]
It’s the most common piece of parenting advice, passed around new mom circles and down through generations as a way of dealing with picky eaters: “They’ll eat when they’re hungry”. And it probably works well enough with neurotypical kids. If refusing to eat what’s in […]
One of the hallmarks of autism is asynchronous development – also known as the Spiky Profile or “islands of skill”. All this means is that some of our skills are very well-developed and others are much lower, so that a graph of our test scores […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
So you’ve just learned you’re autistic, huh? Congratulations and welcome to the world of Neurodiversity! I promise, the rest of us are just as weird as you and we’re glad to have you! You’re probably wondering how you could have gotten to this age without […]