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Gift Giving Season, or: An Autistic Woman Attempts Advanced Social Origami

Gift Giving Season, or: An Autistic Woman Attem...

Gift giving season arrives every year with the subtlety of a marching band crashing through my nervous system. For many people, it’s festive. For me—a middle-aged autistic woman—it’s a complex...

Gift Giving Season, or: An Autistic Woman Attem...

Gift giving season arrives every year with the subtlety of a marching band crashing through my nervous system. For many people, it’s festive. For me—a middle-aged autistic woman—it’s a complex...

Sensory Bliss: The Autistic Superpower Nobody Talks About

Sensory Bliss: The Autistic Superpower Nobody T...

People love to talk about the sensory sensitivities that make life a little… prickly for autistic folks.Yes, socks with seams are the devil’s invention.Yes, anything touching my feet feels like...

Sensory Bliss: The Autistic Superpower Nobody T...

People love to talk about the sensory sensitivities that make life a little… prickly for autistic folks.Yes, socks with seams are the devil’s invention.Yes, anything touching my feet feels like...

Autism vs. Small Children: The Ultimate Social Puzzle

Autism vs. Small Children: The Ultimate Social ...

Okay, let’s talk about small children.Specifically, me — an autistic adult — attempting to relate to them without causing social earthquakes.It’s complicated. Step One: Greeting. What is the correct greeting for...

Autism vs. Small Children: The Ultimate Social ...

Okay, let’s talk about small children.Specifically, me — an autistic adult — attempting to relate to them without causing social earthquakes.It’s complicated. Step One: Greeting. What is the correct greeting for...

Running on Fumes and Special Interests

Running on Fumes and Special Interests

I'm running on fumes... and the fumes are also tired. And yet… somehow, I do it all. How?Well, I don't do it all.  I get quite a bit of help. ...

Running on Fumes and Special Interests

I'm running on fumes... and the fumes are also tired. And yet… somehow, I do it all. How?Well, I don't do it all.  I get quite a bit of help. ...

I’m Autistic, Privileged, and Apparently Now a Spokesperson for “Doing OK But Still Struggling”

I’m Autistic, Privileged, and Apparently Now a ...

My autism is considered of the “low support needs” variety which essentially means I can pass as typical—until someone invites me to a party and I suddenly become a cryptid...

I’m Autistic, Privileged, and Apparently Now a ...

My autism is considered of the “low support needs” variety which essentially means I can pass as typical—until someone invites me to a party and I suddenly become a cryptid...

Autism, Perfectionism, and My Totally Flawless Strategy for Hiding

Autism, Perfectionism, and My Totally Flawless ...

Being autistic and a perfectionist is basically like living life on “hard mode” while pretending you’re breezing through the tutorial. My thought process has always been something like this: If I make zero...

Autism, Perfectionism, and My Totally Flawless ...

Being autistic and a perfectionist is basically like living life on “hard mode” while pretending you’re breezing through the tutorial. My thought process has always been something like this: If I make zero...