Neurolurker diaries: holiday confessions
hiddenamongstthecrowd
December 24, 2019
When the holiday joy collides with the difficulties of being overwhelmed.
Masking
Between Labels: Living neuro-confused in a neurotypical world
hiddenamongstthecrowd
November 24, 2019
Stuck in that space of not knowing if she is autistic or if she belongs in in either universe, one woman describes her point of flux between two worlds.
Autism and Sexual Vulnerability-One Woman’s Story
sarahhdbristol
November 22, 2019
Autistic people are at a high risk of being assaulted by sexual predators. This is one woman’s story and the factors that positioned her to be so vulnerable.
Autism and Gender
Gee Abraham
November 15, 2019
Grasping the unique relationship between autistic people and their genders is an essential component of understanding the autistic experience.
Raising Autistics: Children are people, not property
pastthequasar
November 7, 2019
Children are people, not property.
Take the Long Way Home: Late Diagnosis and Becoming an Autistic Elder
AspieJedi
October 28, 2019
Being a late diagnosed Autistic can be really hard. When I get sad pondering it, there is one stanza from Supertramp that seems to best sum up what I feel, and help me work through it.
What CAN be misunderstood WILL be misunderstood
Jorn Bettin
October 22, 2019
Autistic social motivation is deeply rooted in the desire to share knowledge and in the desire to learn, and this has big implications for the
Elements of Executive Function: Road Trip Without a Map
stinkyzen
October 18, 2019
What exactly is executive (dys)function, and what does it look like in everyday life? A hopeful exploration for autistics and ADHDers.
Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic
Emily Volz
October 6, 2019
“We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not.”
On Autistic Facial Expression and Being A Woman
Wendy Katz Erwin
October 5, 2019
When Greta Thunberg began to take the stage as an autistic climate change activist, the world took notice. My reaction was one of powerful pride, not just as an autistic adult, but as a former autistic girl. Here was an articulate, passionate, brilliant girl unfocused on fame and fashion, who wasn’t going to let the weight of the NT world crush her or keep her from speaking out!