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I’m Autistic. I Fear Cops….
I fear every police officer & cop car I see.
And in 21st Century America… I see them everywhere.
So I bought a Medical Alert Bracelet. To protect myself from “helping” First Responders…
Autistic Self-Doubt: A brief, very personal post.
I’ve been struggling with some self-doubt.
It’s an autism thang.
50 Shades of Autistic Thinking, Pt. 1: Magic is Afoot…
I begin a series exploring how my autistic mind works…
Cuz if we don’t show ’em our hearts…. How will they ever love us?
Cooking while Autistic: Homemade Ketchup
Salsa, Sriracha, Aioli….
Flirt as much as ya like when ya go out. But when ya come home to your main squeeze… Ketchup’s got a brand new, HOT look, baby. On a Foodstamp budget…
Autism in Art: “The New Normal,” School in the Age of Covid-19
Dark, digital illustration of Georgia children returning to school in the Age of Covid-19, after a photo by Hannah Watters, 15-year-old student, Twitter, 8/2020.
Autistic Masking as Performance Art
I’ve come to enjoy the sound of my own voice…
Understanding how & why takes me stumbling down a deep rabbit hole…
Autism in Art, Gallery: Democracy Is Coming… to the USA
I’m overwhelmed by the USA…
Art is how I deal…
Cooking while Autistic: Wilted Garden Salad
Wilted Garden Salad… About 10 minutes. Tops! Massive Nutrition! Vegan! (Or Not!)
Autistic Folk Don’t Need IDs… OR. Armed. Cops.
There is no… none whatsoever… NO reason for a person performing a welfare check, or other purely social service, to be packing any form of lethal weapon.
Autism in Poetry: My Friend Billy
Friendship is complex for this autistic…
Billy & I had nothing in common. Except our hearts.
What My Autism Looks Like… Right NOW.
Can’t wrap my head around it. Not this moment in history… Not this moment in my life…
Not this m o m e n t
Autism in Poetry: Got A Hate On
My autistic heart cannot seperate my life from our world’s fate…
And the rising tides of hate.
Autism in Poetry: Sensory Overload, NOISE…
No apology. No justification. No lecture. No discussion. No education. No enlightenment…
Here’s the experience of autistic sensory overload.
Managing My Autism… A Personal Panic List
When the fog of meltdown comes on, I can’t think of what to do in that moment… to just deal….
So I made a little list…
On Autism, Personality & Being in the Flow…
Autistic joy is hard to explain to another person. Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.
And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…
Autism In Poetry, Shutdowns: Believe I’ll Ch-Ch-Change My Shirt
“Well, we all have meltdowns, don’t we sweetie…?”
Ummmmm… Actually…?
No.
Special Interests? Autistic Passion Ain’t Cute & Cuddly
The issue isn’t age, education, or IQ… Autistics vary just like neurotypical humans…
But intensity…? We got that covered like stink on shiznit.
Autism in Poetry: Letting Go…
For some, living autistic is about the exhausting quest for…
Perfection.
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