Like many autistic people, I HATE going to the dentist. Also like many autistic people, I have really bad teeth. I won’t speculate on which came first – my baby teeth were pretty bad to start and I had some issues learning to brush my […]
One of the questions I’m asked most often by parents of autistic teenagers and young adults is how to get their kids to maintain proper hygiene. It’s not that autistic people are dirtier than others, but teens and young adults may refuse some aspects of […]
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 […]
When you’re diagnosed with autism as an adult – in your 30s or later – it’s both wonderful and terrible. That picture up there kind of sums up the way I go around pretending to be normal. I’ve written before about how my diagnosis was […]
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 […]
Adulting is hard. Yes, I’m in my late 30s and I said that. There’s so much to keep track of! If you live alone, you have to do it all yourself. If you have a family, people depend on you. For autistic adults or others with executive […]
Lots of people on the autism spectrum have executive function problems. When I was diagnosed, I was very surprised to find an extra diagnosis of severe ADHD, which my doctor explained as executive function issues that are a frequent part of autism. She told me […]
Autism is mostly thought of in terms of children, and it’s certainly important for autistic kids to get the attention and interventions that will help them function at their best in the world. But in all the hype about early interventions and IEPs and therapies, […]
