An autistic exploration and breakdown of how sensory overload, meltdowns, and shutdowns feel in the moment and after the fact.
It wasn’t a bad day, in fact it was pretty good. I had worked a little overtime and was bringing some dinner home to my
The chilled air in the place seemed filled with unease. Clean, sterile, with “handlers” at every carefully-monitored corner of the place. Doors locking in neat
A birth experience involving autism, pre-eclampsia, and a Cesarean. The sensory consequences of labor and delivery.
Before I was diagnosed and was made aware of what shutdowns were, they always troubled me. I recall them happening many many times throughout my
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