Elements of Executive (dys)Function: Road Trip Without a Map
2019-10-18
What exactly is executive (dys)function, and what does it look like in everyday life? A hopeful exploration for autistics and ADHDers.
Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic
2019-10-06
"We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not."
On Autistic Facial Expression and Being A Woman
2019-10-05
When Greta Thunberg began to take the stage as an autistic climate change activist, the world took notice. My reaction was one of powerful pride, not just as an autistic adult, but as a former autistic girl. Here was an articulate, passionate, brilliant girl unfocused on fame and fashion, who wasn’t going to let the weight of the NT world crush her or keep her from speaking out!
Be Yourself: How Do You Do It?
2019-09-27
Be yourself... What does that mean? How do you know when you are not yourself? What are the steps you can take to be yourself?
10 Signs I Was Transgender But Didn’t Know It
2019-09-09
Gee didn't know she was transgender for most of her life. Here are the signs she missed.
How “The Golden Rule” Harms Autistic People
2019-09-07
Miscommunication and misinterpretation of autistic people happens very early in life.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Or in modern language, “Treat other people as you would like to be treated.”
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Today I Cried: On the Rejection of Labels
2019-08-30
On the Folly of Aversion to Labels
Today… I cried!
It was early morning. I had sat down for a few minutes, trying to relax before meeting my first student of the day. I decided to watch a cover of
Autistic Solidarity: A Personal Reflection
2019-08-22
What it means to unmask, find your community, and empower your neurotribe.
Poetry: Autism Is Invisible
2019-08-08
Autism is invisible.
… Read more “Poetry: Autism Is Invisible”The autism was invisible
When I said the TV was too loud.
The autism was invisible
When I asked why people say “how are you?” all the time.
The autism was invisible
When I bobbed up and
Why Being Called “Dramatic” Is Both Completely Wrong and Psychologically Damaging to Autistic People
2019-07-05
Being told that autistic neurological reactions are dramatic and overblown is an often-unintentional but very real cause of complex trauma.