AUTISM AND RULES
Five things about rules and autistic people that can serve to creating a more autistic-friendly approach to rule-making and rule-teaching. […]
THE FLOATING NOTHINGNESS. LIFE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION
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
Sharing one very personal experience from my Selective Mutism hell, aka school. […]
I CAN’T WEAR A MASK
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? […]
CORONAVIRUS VISUAL STORY
A visual story explaining the novel Coronavirus and infection prevention measures in simple language, illustrated with simple visual images. […]
NAVIGATING A PANDEMIC WHILE AUTISTIC
Situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic affect all of us way beyond government measures and public guidelines. This can be especially difficult to navigate for autistic people. Let’s take a look at which problems autistic people may face, and what can help. […]
THE 3 STAGE MODEL OF MELTDOWNS
What do autistic meltdowns look like, feel like, and what can help before, during, and after? […]
STRUGGLING WITH RECEIVING PRAISE
An analysis of why some people struggle with receiving praise and what can help them. […]
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
My personal experience working in a sheltered workshop as an autistic person. […]
COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY
What color hypersensitivity is, and what living with it is like for an autistic person. […]
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