Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
April
March 20, 2021
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is common in neurodivergent people and people with complex trauma. This article explains what it’s like.
Autistic Traits
Sensory Processing is Only Half the Story: Movement Differences in Autistic People
Michelle Sara
March 14, 2021
Understanding “autism” as a sensory-movement disability, rather than as a social disability, might help autistic people to not only better understand ourselves, but to better understand other autistic people, as well.
A Strategy to Help Autistic Kids be Less Afraid of Storms– Or Anything Else
Terra Vance
March 11, 2021
NeuroClastic CEO, Terra Vance teams up with autistic Meteorologist JP Kalb to help you support your autistic child through a fear of storms.
Spectrum Critters Comics: What is Masking?
artsaflame
March 5, 2021
Even the Spectrum Critters have to deal with the expectations of masking sometimes, but it doesn’t change who they are! You are perfect just the way you are, too.
What I Wish Neurotypicals Knew About Meltdowns
Jude Clee
February 25, 2021
After a poorly-timed meltdown at a wedding, Jude Clee thinks about what she wished people understood about meltdowns.
Sia’s Film, Music: Who to Ignore, Who to Listen to, and Why
Cheyenne Thornton
February 12, 2021
Listening to the wrong people can have a devastating impact on the Autistic community. The right organizations can push us into a more inclusive and accepting future for Autistic children.
Chronic catatonia? Order yourself into action
consentsquad
January 18, 2021
“It turns out that there are ways for me to be the one giving myself orders instead. Harnessing the energy of automatic obedience can, on a good day, transform chronic catatonia from a weakness into a strength.”
My Neurotypical Friend Meg
The Autistic OT
January 10, 2021
In order for non-Autistic people to communicate effectively with Autistics, they have to adjust to our passion, our authenticity, and our need for room to express ourselves in our language.
Autistic Body Language
Emma
January 6, 2021
My different sensory, social and physical experiences don’t prevent me from empathizing. In fact, I am skilled at building rapport, seeing things from different perspectives, and connecting with people.
Unmasking as a Parent: Parades in peril
unrulyd
December 31, 2020
An autistic mother’s autism diagnosis empowered her to stop trying to make herself and her children “normal” and to embrace being natural system disruptors.