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February 14, 2024

Misdiagnosed Bi Polar Disorder vs. ASD diagnosis: Why Autistic Identification is More Imperative

I have recently come across individuals who have been misdiagnosed with bi polar disorder.  The misdiagnosis is due in large part to p...

February 12, 2024

Autistics and Lent

*I am an Autistic who is also an Episcopalian and Christian.  This blog post is some suggestions I am putting forth for other Autist...

February 09, 2024

Personal Financial Assistance: No Today's Autistic Moment Cannot Do It

I was presented this week with a scenario that was very difficult for me.  An Autistic listener who needs personal financial assistanc...

Things Just Didn't Work Out: The Ableist's Lowest Excuse
October 07, 2023

Things Just Didn't Work Out: The Ableist's Lowest Excuse

If you are Autistic, you have probably heard a former employer say "Things just didn't work out for you."  Let's talk about that. ...

Holidays Are For Spoon/Energy Recovery
September 01, 2023

Holidays Are For Spoon/Energy Recovery

For many Autistics, these holiday weekends are best used for recovering our spoons and energy.  If you have an Autistic person who nee...

Autistic & Transgender: Ableism and Gender Bias Raise Their Ugly Heads
July 09, 2023

Autistic & Transgender: Ableism and Gender Bias Raise Their Ugly Heads

The recent legislations that limit gender affirming care and question the competency of Autistic people are based on ableism and gender bia...

No! My Autistic Behaviors Do Not Mean I Have Not Grown Up!
June 10, 2023

No! My Autistic Behaviors Do Not Mean I Have Not Grown Up!

I have been thinking back to a few situations I have been in over the years.   I was once in two different situations.  In b...

Anti Trans Bills Hurt Autistics
March 29, 2023

Anti Trans Bills Hurt Autistics

According to an article in Spectrum News "People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as...

Body Language: We Understand Better Than You Think
March 02, 2023

Body Language: We Understand Better Than You Think

According to the DSM-5 one of the indicators of Autism is Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ...

Who has the Communication Problem?
November 08, 2022

Who has the Communication Problem?

Sometimes I find it very interesting that neurotypicals state that Autistic people have communication problems.  The claim about Autis...

Minimalizing: Unintended, Compassionate Gaslighting
October 07, 2022

Minimalizing: Unintended, Compassionate Gaslighting

This has not been a good week for me at all.  This past Tuesday, we started having problems with our internet going off and on.  ...

How Are You? Open Ended Questions Autistics Cannot Answer
September 25, 2022

How Are You? Open Ended Questions Autistics Cannot Answer

A few years ago, I was eating a meal with a group of people.  At one point, one of the people there asked me the following question. "...