Lauren Melissa reviews Hiki app, the dating and friendship app specifically for autistic people to find and make connections with other autistics.
Autistic people know intuitively that trusted collaboration at eye level, without social power gradients is the only route to creating good company.
Ryan Lee confronts the myth that autistic people are stoic and lack emotional depth. He discusses the pain of losing connections and relationships.
Since he’s been home, Matthew Rushin has been learning a lot about autistic culture and seeing how many people are out there who are so similar to him. Here, he explores bridging communication gaps between autistic people and non-autistic people.
Rejections are difficult, but they are a fact of existence for many autistic people. Ryan Lee discusses making and losing a friend over social nuance.
Chosen family can be just as valuable as biological family. This can be especially important for Autistics who are often misunderstood.
Family is more than just a biological relation. For those who never fit in their family of origin, found family is salvation.
Having others I can relate to who have both intersecting identities as part of their experience has been extremely helpful in figuring out how I should go forward coping with the challenges both these issues have caused for me.
Here’s the “ten things” article about sex you won’t find in the pop psych magazines that serve as sexual literacy for the mainstream.
Sapiosexuality is attraction to intellect above any other trait. Is it inherently harmful and what, or is it a valid sexual identity?
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