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Tag: Personal Experience

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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The Ugly Truth of Unrelenting Stress - I'm Sorry
Autistic Adulthood

The Ugly Truth of Unrelenting Stress – I’m Sorry

April 9, 2020

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 […]

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Good Socialization Does Wonders for My Anxiety
Coping, Life Hacks, Living in the NT World

Good Socialization Does Wonders for My Anxiety

February 20, 2020

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 […]

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Autistic Relationships Identifying Unhealthy Behavior
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

Autistic Relationships: Identifying Unhealthy Behavior

January 30, 2020

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 […]

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My Brain is a Stick Shift Transitions and Autism
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

My Brain Is a Stick Shift: Transitions and Autism

December 12, 2019

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 […]

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Not Unfriendly, Just Autistic
Coping, Living in the NT World

Not Unfriendly, Just Autistic

November 7, 2019

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 […]

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On Feeling Like an Alien
Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World

On Feeling Like an Alien

October 3, 2019

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 […]

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Driving by pictures and navigating by visual thinking
Coping, Living in the NT World

Driving By Pictures

May 23, 2019

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” […]

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How I Learned to Ask for Help
Coping, Living in the NT World

How I Learned to Ask for Help

May 20, 2019

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 […]

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Failure at being person, life before my diagnosis
Living in the NT World

Life Before My Diagnosis

April 18, 2019

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 […]

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