Finding Your Autistic Way Is Like Being Lost In The Woods
Trying to make your own version of an autistic-friendly life is a bit like finding your way through the deep dark woods.
Trying to make your own version of an autistic-friendly life is a bit like finding your way through the deep dark woods.
Once you’ve figured out that you’re masking, and want to do so less, how do you unmask? Here’s my philosophy.
You’ve heard of autistic masking? Here’s an intro on what it is, what it’s not, and some of the side effects.
There are many parts to the internal work that we do to get reasonably comfortable with people. Here are some common ones.
Do you have conflicting thoughts about the idea that self-acceptance can actually work as a way to have better relationships?
Self-acceptance is a nice ideal, but how does it practically get you friends?
Strategies to increase socializing by dealing with the anxiety, or improving social skills, aren’t bad ideas, but they produce limited, short-term results. Here are two reasons why.
A brief, imaginary dip into what “being reasonably comfortable around people” practically looks like.
If your default mode is that people are scary, mean, and tiring, but you still long for good friendships and better relationships, I get that. I’ve been there. And there is hope.
How do you cope with sensory needs when you’re out in public? Here’s a framework and a few tips.
If things are getting harder, if your brain seems to have more trouble coping, if sensory issues are more intense, it can provoke lots of questions. Was I always this way or did something change?
Do you harangue yourself about the things you should do, even when you’re physically unable and they don’t actually, really, absolutely, need to be done?
Autism isn’t just challenges. There are some wonderful strengths and attributes as well.
I’ve been thinking about something I wrote for a friend’s daughter a couple years ago.
Autistics and neurotypicals tend to have very different views on small talk. What’s going on from both sides?
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