Jackie Schuld·Nov 7Getting myself out of an autistic spiralI woke up this morning at 5:30am and thought, “What shall I do with myself?”A response icon4A response icon4
InExceptions ThrownbyAthena·Nov 7“You Know a Lot,” Said Another Teacher. I Said “Mm-Hm” and Looked for the Exit.A teacher I work with told me recently, “You know a lot.” She wasn’t being fancy about it. I had just answered some question, I forget…A response icon1A response icon1
InRunning Away from MyselfbyAndrew Orchard·Nov 2Scanning for threatsConsciousness chips away at the edges of a dream, gently tugging me from the otherworldly fantasy. It’s unwelcome, even though the place in…
FemaleAutismMusings·Oct 30Welcome to Female Autism MusingsAt the time of writing this (pinned) introductory post, I’m 7 days into an official, albeit unexpected, Autism diagnosis. I turned the big…
Jade Farrington·Oct 29The Ultimate Collection of Neuroaffirming ResourcesA Neuroaffirming Community Collaboration in support of The Autistic Advocate — available to all
Lia Diane·Oct 20When Autism Is InvisibleThe Disability Behind the MaskA response icon3A response icon3
FibetyJibets·Oct 17A conflict and clash of norms often arises between the vulnerable self type autistic person and…The autistic person may likely refuse to comply with certain choke point “norms”, such as acts of control over a door the autistic person…
Jackie Schuld·Oct 16How do you stand strong when you’re scared?This morning I recorded an interview with Caroline Carey, the host of the podcast A Neurodivergent Soul.A response icon3A response icon3
Jackie Schuld·Oct 9What if you’re not as emotionally open as you think you are?This morning I pulled a tarot card from the Everything Little Thing You Do is Magic deck, and the message read, “Stop hiding — you’re ready…A response icon1A response icon1
Jackie Schuld·Oct 8Relying on autistic experimentationAutism hasn’t been on my mind very much lately.A response icon4A response icon4
