An #AutisticElder looks at the Big Picture. Life, death & dementia… the whole ball of wax. Autistic style.
Category Archives: Surviving
Designing My Home Around Adult Autism: Pt. 2 – 7 Survival Principles
Finally learning to create a place of safety, peace, and passionate work…
Did more than keep me out of psych wards. It kept me alive. No joke.
If you’re autistic, love one, work with some… or just can’t figure out if you are one… You really, *really * need to think about where you live…
Designing My Home Around Adult Autism: Pt. 1 – Making It Work for Me
What do *most* humans want from a new home? To entertain & impress guests.
Honestly…? Autistic-as-f***.me has *different* priorities.More
Inside Autism & Eye Contact: How It Feels… How to Deal with the Terror
“Her eyes. So big… Then… Bigger…. Brighter… Enormous…
“I can’t hear anything but a roar. Spinning. I’m going to fall… Terror. That’s what eye contact feels like…” w/transcript. More
Selective Mutism: I Have No Mouth. But I Must SCREAM… s02e03/transcript
“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…
But I’m autistic. And can’t speak. When they unload me from the ambulance & into the ER… (podcast & transript)
☝️✌️👉ShortShort: Stumbling into #AutisticJoy… Backwards
Most folks feel they achieve their best in their youth. Then slowly decline as they age.
Not #AutisticAF me…More
How to Get Diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic… in Just 26 Years! – Podcast s1e8
First off… This is NOT a poor-me story…
It’s a journey to #AutisticJoy… story.More
Autistic Shutdowns: Believe I’ll Ch-Ch-Change My Shirt – Podcast s1e7-B
“Well, we all have meltdowns, don’t we, sweetie…?”
Ummmmm… Actually…? No.More
#AutisticJoy, Orgasmic Learning… & Ecstasy – Podcast: s1e7
Let’s dive into the most universal autistic experience of all… and it’s one hiding right in front of your face.
Even if no one talks about it…More
Comic Book Hero: Surviving Bullying – A Spoken Song (bonus podcast)
How did autistic & other neurodiverse kids survive the Dark Ages before IEPs, 504 plans, targeted therapy, noise-canceling headphones…?
Here’s some brutal autistic truth-teling for ya… (with transcript)More
Autistic Masking as Performance Art (podcast)
Ever hear of autistic masking?
If you’re wondering if you ARE autistic… this is gonna sound strangely familiar… (podcast w/transcript).More
Dear Autist: Forgiving Your Family? NOT a Cosmic Rule… (podcast)
Not forgiving your abusers does NOT mean you are a “bad autist.”
You are a survivor. (podcast w/transcript).More
Podcast: I’m Still Autistic. I STILL Fear Cops: One Year after Linden Cameron
I think it’s time for a little controversy.
Let’s talk about cops… autists… and tragic violence. Out. Loud.
Podcast, including transcript.More
Podcast: On #AutisticJoy, Personality & Being in the Flow…
Today, I’m hot on the trail of #Autistic Joy.
What it is. Why you want it. How to get it. Podcast, with transcript.More
Note to a Younger Autistic Friend. Podcast 1.
“Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be autistic…”
Heart-felt note to college student rebuked by professor for being… well, autistic.More
This #AutisticElder Begins… to Worry… about Dementia.
…Over. And over. And over. Again. Ikr?
This one’s about as real as I’m ever gonna get.More
“The Cavalry NEVER Comes”: Sexual Assault & An Autistic Life, Part 2
You can help your autistic loved ones feel safer from sexual abuse & assault…
It starts with honesty about yourself… and them.
📰🚨🔥🗞️Opinion: Accept Autism. Don’t Register it.
Information gathered by the government… most especially the police or Justice Department… always ends up being used for punitive purposes…More
Dear Autist: Forgiving Your Family? NOT a Cosmic Rule…
Forgiving abusers… as much as SOME therapists, pop psychologists, and self-help gurus insist on it…
Is NOT a Cosmic Rule.
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