Strategies
Guilt-Free Progress Tracker for AuDHDers
I used to use habit trackers and star charts extensively, but if I ever missed a day it would cause me to completely break the entire habit, so I made a new solution.
Anxiety
Is It Anxiety or a Bad Situation?
When being faced with genuinely awful situations, it can be hard to tell if what you’re struggling with is anxiety or just your reaction to the terrible situation itself.
Acceptance
Autistic Pride Day
It’s Autistic Pride Day and I’ve been thinking lately about what pride means in this context, and what I’m proud of.
Acceptance
Breaking Free From Anxiety’s Biggest Lies
Anxiety can be insidious. Here are some of its biggest lies, and why it’s lying to you, and what you can do to break free.
Anxiety
When WFH Backfired, and Increased My Anxiety
This is a story that took place a few years before I figured out I’m Autistic. My supposed dream come true of working from home turned out to be a recipe for high anxiety.
Anxiety
6 Things that Increase Anxiety for Autistics
Here are 6 common things that tend to increase anxiety for Autistics, and the biggest reason why they they have that effect: it may not be what you think. Because they’re not bad things.
Acceptance
What Culture Says about Strength Isn’t True
We often view our culture as “the way things are,” and this is especially true when it comes to displays of strength, but culture isn’t always right.
Acceptance
Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism
How to approach the “I’m Autistic” conversation so it goes better, and coping when it doesn’t.
Anxiety
Is It Anxiety Or Sensory Stuff?
Anxiety and sensory stuff can be difficult to pick apart, so I’d like to talk a bit about them and how they can intersect.
Acceptance
Four Mental Health Myths That Are Unhealthy
A few comments about four mental health myths that I’ve seen play out pretty consistently over the years.
Personal Growth
Healing Communication Wounds Takes Time
Healing communication wounds with new experiences is a gradual process.
Autism
(Re)Building Self Trust After You Learned You’re Autistic
Once you discover your autism, you may realize just how severed the connection to yourself is, but it is possible to get in touch with yourself; to learn to trust your instincts better.