Alex Sprague had horrifying experiences at the dentist, being berated and shamed for sensory issues. When he found a new dentist, he realized none of that torture was necessary.
Non-autistic people have a habit of tone policing autistics, sending the message that to be heard, one must communicate as if they are not autistic.
This is the second part of a series on gaslighting and bullying. To read the first part, click here. An Interview I did an interview
This article explores what gaslighting means and provides scenarios to serve as examples. Part 2 explores how to escape and recover from gaslighting.
Being told that autistic neurological reactions are dramatic and overblown is an often-unintentional but very real cause of complex trauma.
Autistic people, adults and children, are infantilized, gaslighted, and manipulated regularly by society– individuals and institutions. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks
Trigger warning: this one is dark Content warning: bad poetry Fifteen years ago, I wrote a poem. This was fifteen years before I had a