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
Autistic Traits
Spectrum Critters Comics: Quiet Confidence
artsaflame
August 16, 2020
There’s no shame in wearing what you need to to feel comfortable! You can read the original bios of the Spectrum Critters Here. Feel free
What Is Authenticity and How Does It Change With Age?
Andi Barclay
July 6, 2020
Figuring out how to be yourself, is this something you do once in youth or is it something you must continually reevaluate? How does identity change over time?
Removing the Mask in Lockdown
sarahhdbristol
May 14, 2020
For one healthcare worker sidelined during the COVID-19 crisis, she found herself removing another kind of mask while being out of work.
Processing Grief through Movement
ArtisticAutistic
April 17, 2020
When all of her self-regulation routines failed to be enough to help her process the grief and anxiety of the covid pandemic, one woman found synesthetic release through movement.
Faith and Neurodivergence
ItinerantMystic
April 5, 2020
A minister expresses their relationship with working with Neurodivergent people and states that they have been sold a lie that says people have to hide who they are to be loved by the Divine.
Covid19: Why I believe we should all be anarchists and communalists
hyperactivehypatia
March 22, 2020
I will speak in terms of beliefs, because at the core there is a point where the choice of our political system becomes a matter
Lining Up and Arranging and Color Coding Objects, Oh My!
Gee Abraham
March 22, 2020
Lining objects up is a common autistic stim. This piece is a look into an autistic adult’s machinations for lining up, arranging, and color coding items.
Coming Out to Family and Friends as Autistic
Jude Clee
March 14, 2020
In this article, Jude Clee takes a brief look at the difficulties that autistic people face when opening up about being autistic and shares some of her experiences.
Autism & the flitting phenomenon
Embrace Autism
March 8, 2020
Autistic women often dart in and out of social situations like a butterfly going from one flower to the next. We look like we fit in, but we don’t; we look like we connect, but are left feeling alone.
