Social
When You Want Friends…and Don’t
Do you have conflicting thoughts about the idea that self-acceptance can actually work as a way to have better relationships?
Social
Accepting Yourself as A Path to Social Comfort
Self-acceptance is a nice ideal, but how does it practically get you friends?
Social
Why Most Socializing Strategies Don’t Work
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.
Social
What Social Comfort Looks Like
A brief, imaginary dip into what “being reasonably comfortable around people” practically looks like.
Social
People Are Scary
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.
Sensory
Coping with Sensory Differences in Public
How do you cope with sensory needs when you’re out in public? Here’s a framework and a few tips.
Neurodiversity
Can You Become Neurodivergent?
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?
Burnout
Unlearning Internalized Ableism: A Short Intro
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?
Burnout
How to Recover from Autistic Burnout
Now that you’ve figured out you’re in autistic burnout, what do you do about it? Here’s my five part philosophy on how to recover sustainably.
Burnout
What is Autistic Burnout?
A short primer on what autistic burnout is, and how you get to that point.
Free Workshop
How to Start Investigating Your Sensory Differences
Do you want to get better at figuring out your sensory differences, to understand your own body better? Here’s a few ideas on how to get started.
Adulting
Things I Learned In Kindergarten that No Longer Serve Me
Some rules that made sense when you were five don’t make sense in other circumstances or later in life. Here are a few things I choose to leave behind.
