No apology. No justification. No lecture. No discussion. No education. No enlightenment…
Here’s the experience of autistic sensory overload.More
Living Autistic… Out. LOUD.
No apology. No justification. No lecture. No discussion. No education. No enlightenment…
Here’s the experience of autistic sensory overload.More
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…More
Autistic joy is hard to explain to another person. Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.
And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…More
The issue isn’t age, education, or IQ… Autistics vary just like neurotypical humans…
But intensity…? We got that covered like stink on shiznit.More
What an honor! I’m interviewed on BBC’s 1800 Seconds on Autism: Meltdowns & ShutdownsMore
#AutismAcceptance…?
Look out. That first step’s a doozy…More
A sincere question for the #ActuallyAutistic community… A lot of us could use the help…More
It may sound involved. But it’s freaking easy. With a half hour notice, I can have them coming out of the oven when grandkids arrive…
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For some families, autistics aren’t the children parents ordered…
Works for me.More
Yeah. I’m #ActuallyAutistic. Yeah. I got food sensitivities… And, hell yeah, I’m poor. We’re talking good, cheap, FUN food.More
Living Autistic… Out Loud.
Thoughts. Memories. Challenges. Survival Strategies. Successes. Special Interests… Music. Poetry. Cooking. Gardening. Politics. Agnosticism. Spirituality…
A real 3D life.
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If you knew if you pushed a button, you gave a child electroshocks… Would you? Could you…? How eye contact feels to this autistic…More
Actors are PAID to get across what they’re feeling. While real-life humans seem to work desperately to keep it hidden… From me.
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When I experience a meltdown, whether it manifests as panic attack, “autistic rage,” or shutting down…
For a while, the “me” I’m accustomed to being… disappears.More
My apologies. I write like a 50s movie voiceover stuck in the wrong century.
But I’m desperately trying to tell you something…More
Did anyone ever deliver such devastating truth, in so few words, when you least expect it…?
Did anyone ever have less of a clue in social situations…?
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I have difficulty communicating… back & forth in a written conversation. Just as much, maybe worse, as I do face to face…
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Sometimes I get my head out of my ass…
Err, the political crisis of the moment, take a step back, catch a breath, and….More