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 […]
I’m sorry y’all. I was supposed to have a post for you this week. I have it outlined and hopefully I’ll have it written in time for next Thursday’s post. But this week I couldn’t do it. So I apologize, and I’ll do my best […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’ve felt like an alien most of my life. Even before I knew I was autistic, I knew I wasn’t like other people. It’s a common theme among autistic people, leading to books like An Anthropologist on Mars, forums like Wrong Planet, and a great […]
Lots of people talk about autistic people “thinking in pictures” – Temple Grandin published a book under that title, in fact. It’s often considered to be a hallmark of autism (but we all know how dicey it can be to try to say “all autistic people” […]
Just because we’re autistic doesn’t mean we should be hermits. We really do enjoy things like festivals, barbecues, conventions, etc., it’s just that we have limits and we need a little help now and then. One of the most important things I ever learned is […]
In my last post, I talked about how I finally came to be diagnosed with autism. Today, I want to talk about what my life was like up to that point. Before I received my autism diagnosis at 35 years old, I thought I was a […]
