From Seven of Nine to Rose Nyland, media relies on stereotypes. Non-autistic portrayals are just tourism on the cheap. As a late-diagnosed auDHD author, I explore pop culture icons. and explain why you can’t act us. Without being us.
I read the neurodivergent news so you don’t have to scroll through all of it. DOJ’s rollback, a fatal police shooting, a nonverbal boy still missing in Calgary, and quiet policy shifts nobody’s flagging. Curated, fact-checked, unbiased. Would you want this delivered regularly?
In the first episode of Season 7 of AutisticAF Out Loud, Johnny Profane uses the metaphor of a horror-themed funhouse to depict the struggles faced by autistic individuals within the medical system. He reflects on personal trauma, the challenges of diagnosis, and the quest for joy despite adversity. The narrative highlights the importance of understanding…
What is the real cost of a corporate career when you’re autistic? I billed like a VP but paid a brutal “Autistic Tax” navigating a corporate shark tank of unwritten rules and sensory overload. Here’s why working for someone else costs neurodivergent professionals far too much.
I’m writing an autobiography… out loud. Building a book. Fragment by fragment. Just like I lived it. So… I gotta go. So, I zigzag down this narrow wooden aisle. Row after row of maybe a couple hundred screaming kids… and shouting adults. Squeezed into wooden folding chairs. Each one tired of waiting for the party…