5 observations on my late diagnosis
Emmanuel
December 21, 2019
For Emmanuel, late diagnosis didn’t provide the validating relief that it did for many people, and the journey to acceptance was not a straight path.
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My Late Autism Diagnosis: I Was Angry
Emmanuel
December 2, 2019
For many people, a late diagnosis of autism is a tremendous relief. Emmanuel was angry.
Autism: Healing from Trauma in Nature
AFeralWolfChild
October 5, 2019
Wolfheart Sanchez connects to nature as a way to reset his sensory systems and find peace and harmony against the familiar and unassuming expanse of nature.
My Mother Never Told Me: On surviving a lifetime of abuse not knowing I was autistic
AFeralWolfChild
August 24, 2019
When Andrew tried to tell his estranged mother about being diagnosed as autistic at age 25, he learned a devastating truth.
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.
On sense and sensitivity: sensory phenomena in autism
Michaela Morgan
September 18, 2018
The ways in which the autistic brain manages and responds to sensory input are remarkable. Some liken their experience to living and feeling like their