Empathy

Expanding my comfort zone

Emmanuel August 21, 2020

I realize that there’s a lot going on right now that doesn’t fit anywhere in my comfort zone. It has made me outrageously uncomfortable. Through

The alexithymia & autism guide

Embrace Autism February 5, 2020

Alexithymia is so common among autistic people that it is commonly mistaken for autism itself. In this post, I explain what alexithymia is and how it presents itself in autism.

Woman sitting down distressed with her hands on her ears, looking down, while five people sit around her in a circle looking at her. One woman has a hand on her back.

How “The Golden Rule” Harms Autistic People

Autistic Science Person September 7, 2019

Miscommunication and misinterpretation of autistic people happens very early in life. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Or in modern

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Parenting: Taking You on a Guilt Trip

AspienBlue July 27, 2019

“She is riddled with anxiety. She needs to feel control in the external world because everything feels so out of control inside.

She is an amazing person.”

A guy holding up a poster in front of their face with a sad emoticon on it, while holding their phone.

No, Really, I’m Fine (on Alexithymia)

Michaela Morgan June 18, 2019

Alexithymia has never been so thoroughly or thoughtfully defined in all the ways it affects a person who can’t feel exactly how it affects them.

Shelf full of bottles of clear chemicals

Destroying the “Lack of Empathy” Myth in the Wake of Bleach Enemas & Autistic Abuse

hevvajo June 8, 2019

Years before the story broke in the mainstream, a woman details her journey through the dark underworld of abusive bleach “cures” for autistic children.