Category: SENSORY PROCESSING

I CAN’T WEAR A MASK

22.07.2020 1 comment Article ABLEISM, ACCOMMODATIONS, ANXIETY, AUTISM, PUBLIC STATEMENTS, 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? […]

TANTRUM OR MELTDOWN? [GRAPHIC RESOURCE]

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

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

NAVIGATING A PANDEMIC WHILE AUTISTIC – BEYOND INFECTION PREVENTION MEASURES AND PUBLIC GUIDELINES

19.03.2020 0 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, ADVICE, AUTISM, EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION, SENSORY PROCESSING

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. […]

COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY

12.02.2019 2 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTISM, DEUTSCHE POSTS, SENSORY PROCESSING, TERMINOLOGY

What color hypersensitivity is, and what living with it is like for an autistic person. […]

SNOW – THE FILTER MY BRAIN IS LACKING

18.12.2018 0 comments Article AUTISM, DEUTSCHE POSTS, SENSORY PROCESSING

What snow does for me as an autistic person with autistic sensory needs. […]

MY TOP 10 AUTISM ACCOMMODATION ITEMS

04.12.2018 0 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, DEUTSCHE POSTS, EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION, SENSORY PROCESSING

My top ten accommodation items to make autistic life a little bit easier. […]

FOOD – AUTISM AND EATING

23.11.2018 0 comments Article AUTISM, FOOD & EATING, SENSORY PROCESSING

A look at how being autistic affects what we can or can’t eat, and why we aren’t “picky”. […]

REVIEW EAR DEFENDERS – 3M PELTOR X5A

24.10.2018 0 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, ADVICE, AUTISM, MISOPHONIA, REVIEWS, SENSORY PROCESSING

A review of the pros and cons of the 3M PELTOR X5A ear defenders. In my case specifically for my autism related sensory problems. Would I recommend them? […]

“YOU DON’T LOOK AUTISTIC!” – AUTISM AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

10.06.2015 0 comments Article ABLEISM, AUTISM, SENSORY PROCESSING

Many autistic people get told that they “Don’t look autistic.” at some point in their life. Here is my take on why that sentence is never helpful and also always factually wrong. A new perspective on how everything about the way I look IS distinctively autistic – once you understand what you’re seeing! […]