I’d like to share the #AutisticJoy!
I will be sending all followers one of my digital illustrations…
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Sweetie…
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be autistic…
I’d like to share the #AutisticJoy!
I will be sending all followers one of my digital illustrations…
Nature don’t make garbage…
Controversial? SRSLY…?
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…
If you are new to this blog… I strongly recommend you start here…
I’ve been struggling with some self-doubt.
It’s an autism thang.
I’ve come to enjoy the sound of my own voice…
Understanding how & why takes me stumbling down a deep rabbit hole…
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…
Autistic joy is hard to explain to another person. Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.
And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…
“Well, we all have meltdowns, don’t we sweetie…?”
Ummmmm… Actually…?
No.
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Living Autistic… Out Loud.
Living Autistic… Out Loud.
Thoughts. Memories. Challenges. Survival Strategies. Successes. Special Interests… Music. Poetry. Cooking. Gardening. Politics. Agnosticism. Spirituality…
A real 3D life.
If you knew if you pushed a button, you gave a child electroshocks… Would you? Could you…? How eye contact feels to this autistic…
“Are you okay? Are you okay? ARE YOU OKAY?”
Like they’re talking to a Japanese tourist, and if they just shout loud enough… he’ll understand English…
Just remember, everything I’m about to tell you is a CRIME.…
Every therapy, every diagnosis, every medication– burnout, meltdowns, marriages, careers, shutdowns, and then there was clarity with a late diagnosis of autism.
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The Dark Autist… Exposed
If an Autist falls in the forest…
and no one is around to hear it… does he/she/ey make a sound?
Who is the Dark Autist? Not the person wearing the mask. Not the one trying to fit in. Seeking to impress. Looking for approval… employment… donations….
