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
Autism is invisible. The autism was invisible When I said the TV was too loud. The autism was invisible When I asked why people say
Gender norms are often at odds with autistic sensory needs. An exploration of the intersection of social expectations, sensory sensitivity, and self-expression.
When we were kids, being INSIDE a video game was the stuff of fantasies. But now it’s real. The hardware of virtual reality (VR) is
“I have seen the shadow of doubt, and I went out and bought a floodlight with extra batteries.”
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.
I have had a recurring dream since I was a young child. I dreamt it quite often between the ages of about 8 to 14,
For those who don’t much about it, I’d like to explain to you sensory hypersensitivity, sensory overwhelm, and meltdowns from a first-person perspective. Our sensory
A birth experience involving autism, pre-eclampsia, and a Cesarean. The sensory consequences of labor and delivery.
At some point, this will end. Nothing lasts forever. It will stop. It will. Yesterday, I sat through an hour and a half of torture.
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