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A male dentist in a white shirt pointing at an xray above a dark-haired woman in the patient chair.
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Sensory Struggles

Autistic at the Dentist – Part 1

June 24, 2021

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 […]

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Blue plastic shower head spraying water
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Life Hacks

Hygiene Hacks for Autistic Teens and Young Adults

August 20, 2020

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 […]

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Adulting for Autistics Feeding Yourself on a Budget
Autistic Adulthood, Life Hacks

Adulting for Autistics: Feeding Yourself on a Budget

March 19, 2020

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 […]

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Not Disabled Enough: Lack of services for autistic adults
Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood

Not Disabled Enough: Lack of Services for Autistic Adults

July 4, 2019

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 […]

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Structure Sets You Up for Success
Autistic Adulthood, Life Hacks

Adulting for Autistics: Set Yourself Up for Success with Structure

June 13, 2019

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 […]

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Preparing for your weaknesses makes adulting so much easier!
Autistic Adulthood

Don’t Beat Yourself Up, Just Prepare for Your Weaknesses

May 27, 2019

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 […]

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Autism, executive function, and housework can lead to a chaotic mess
Autistic Adulthood, Coping

Autism, Executive Function, and Housework

April 25, 2019

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 […]

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Young woman in graduation cap and gown facing away toward a group of graduates
Autistic Adulthood, Myths and Misconceptions

Autistic Kids Grow Up To Be Autistic Adults

March 17, 2019

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, […]

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