“Well, we all have meltdowns, don’t we sweetie…?”
Ummmmm… Actually…?
No.More
Living Autistic… Out. LOUD.
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
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
Why would teachers, parents, friends waste time saying one thing to me trying to communicate something entirely different…?
Later, why would bosses, priests, lovers mock, rage, abuse for doing exactly what they say…?More
Autistic humor is… different. Cuz nothing’s funnier than Truth.
A surreal sci-fi/cowboy punk hybrid…
Sorta like a Horse Opera Odyssey… from an alien point of view.
One of my “Songs Without a Singer.” #Neurodiversity #ND #ActuallyAutisticMore
Just remember, everything I’m about to tell you is a CRIME.…More