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
“She is riddled with anxiety. She needs to feel control in the external world because everything feels so out of control inside.
She is an amazing person.”
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.
Years before the story broke in the mainstream, a woman details her journey through the dark underworld of abusive bleach “cures” for autistic children.
I sometimes forget how many allies, advocates, and friends we have when I have to confront hate on a daily basis. Hate has become an
Love is a deeply personal experience, the joining of two individual worlds into a meaningful partnership, and it can be a magical thing. When two
Autistic people experience emotions differently from neurotypicals, and what they experience as emotions others see as ideas. Here’s how.
Gender, sexuality and metaphorical penises.
No, not like that.
It often seemed like people around me didn’t have so much trouble learning what direction to grow in. They just knew how to become a human being. They knew when to say hello and goodbye, how to jump rope, ride bikes, what to talk about, and what to wear.
Three tips you won’t hear from your therapist… but you should.
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