neurotypical

Autistic People Pleasing: The Enemy of Boundaries

Autistics are people pleasers beyond our limits, therefore we become unable to keep good boundaries for ourselves

Just Be Yourself They Said, But Then.....

Just Be Yourself They Said, But Then.....

Autistics have heard many say, "Just be yourself" until whoever said it discovers that we are Autistic. Then suddenly, that is not true.

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

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 bo...