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.
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
Terra Vance writes about her experience as a multiply neurodivergent person being autistic, dyslexic, synesthetic with OCD and sensory processing disorder.
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