Poetry: Autism Is Invisible
Autistic Science Person
August 8, 2019
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
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Gender Presentation – An Autistic Perspective
The Autistic Wolf
August 2, 2019
Gender norms are often at odds with autistic sensory needs. An exploration of the intersection of social expectations, sensory sensitivity, and self-expression.
Virtually Real: VR and the Autistic Brain
C.L. Lynch
June 24, 2019
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
My Autist Manifesto
stinkyzen
June 24, 2019
“I have seen the shadow of doubt, and I went out and bought a floodlight with extra batteries.”
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.
Wanting to be Alone and Together: A Paradox
Jeremy
June 17, 2019
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,
Sensory Survival: Living with hypersensitivity, overwhelm, & meltdowns
differentnotdeficient
April 28, 2019
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
Autism and Pregnancy: A Birth Experience
erinphillips84
April 22, 2019
A birth experience involving autism, pre-eclampsia, and a Cesarean. The sensory consequences of labor and delivery.
Sound and Fury
C. M. Condo
February 8, 2019
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.
Emotional Overload and Aspie Understanding
aspieaspired
December 13, 2018
The media paints a picture of Aspies that is incorrect. We are thought to be disruptive, burdensome, and downright dangerous. That’s what outsiders want you
