Read all about my awkward adventures
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 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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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...