FOLLOW-UP REGARDING COLOR THE SPECTRUM AND NEXT FOR AUTISM

02.05.2021 0 comments Article AUTISM, PUBLIC STATEMENTS

To begin this, I note that all of this happened because the people in power did the wrong thing. The right thing to do, in my personal opinion, would have been to never have considered putting out a non-autistic led autism-related event in the first place. To instead selflessly use one’s privilege, power, platform, and […]

PRESS RELEASE AND OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY REGARDING THE COLOR OF THE SPECTRUM EVENT AND NEXT FOR AUTISM

29.04.2021 0 comments Article OTHER STUFF

PRESS RELEASE OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY […]

THE FLOATING NOTHINGNESS. LIFE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION

18.01.2021 0 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS, DEVELOPMENTAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION, TERMINOLOGY

What is it like when “I don’t have a sense of direction.” isn’t just a half-joking sentiment, but the disability Developmental Topographical Disorientation? […]

SELECTIVE MUTISM HELL

20.08.2020 1 comment Article ACCOMMODATIONS, ANXIETY, SELECTIVE MUTISM, SPEECH

Sharing one very personal experience from my Selective Mutism hell, aka school. […]

AUTISM SELF-DIAGNOSIS…YAY OR NAY?

10.08.2020 1 comment Article AUTISM, PUBLIC STATEMENTS, TERMINOLOGY

What is self-diagnosis? What is self-diagnosis not? Why do some people support it, and others oppose it? Should we accept autism self-diagnosis or not? Why? […]

“LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM” NETFLIX SERIES

23.07.2020 0 comments Article AUTISM, RELATIONSHIPS

An in-depth analysis of “Love on the SPectrum” – an Australian Netflix series portraying a group of autistic people navigating relationships and finding love. I point out the good and the bad and offer some hopefully educational pointers. […]

I CAN’T WEAR A MASK

22.07.2020 2 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTISM, SENSORY PROCESSING

Anti-Maskers are loud about not wearing masks. Pro-Maskers are loud about there not being any valid excuse not to wear a mask. What about people who legitimately struggle with masks? […]

NAUTSPLAINING

21.06.2020 0 comments Article AUTISM, TERMINOLOGY

A NEW TERM FOR AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM (to) nautsplain PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn / Neologism blending non-autistic and (to) explain. I coined this term because I was sick of non-autistic people speaking for and over autistic people in autism-related matters. VERB [1] a non-autistic person commenting on or explaining something autism-related, usually to an […]

I AM NON-BINARY

09.06.2020 2 comments Article OTHER STUFF

An explorative, affirming poem about being non-binary. […]

TANTRUM OR MELTDOWN? [INFOGRAPHIC]

20.04.2020 0 comments Article AUTISM, MELTDOWNS, RESOURCES, SENSORY PROCESSING, STIMMING, TERMINOLOGY

Comparing tantrums and meltdowns with the use of 8 simple questions. Learn to never confuse the two again! […]

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