
What is Internalized Ableism?
Here are a couple examples of internalized ableism, and a few thoughts exploring what ableism is, how it gets so ingrained, and what the way out may be.
Here are a couple examples of internalized ableism, and a few thoughts exploring what ableism is, how it gets so ingrained, and what the way out may be.
In our society, we get a lot of messages that once you figure out something, you need to go put it into practice. But that’s skipping a critical step.
If you want to unmask, how do you do that safely? And how can you tell when it’s safe to unmask, and to what extent? Here are some principles to tweak things in your favor.
I am a huge fan of lists, but there’s an important problem with to-do lists that I want to talk about.
People often ask me how to make their life better without changing things. The answer might be unsatisfying, but it’s simple.
Personal growth can feel intimidating and frightening, and it can be hard to tell why that is. Here are some of my thoughts on it.
Sometimes when you ask a clear question, you get anything but the answer. It can be easy to think it’s us, but there is another reason.
Eight easy and predictable steps to ensure a lifetime of self-hatred.
A personal reflection on the interior process (confusion, discomfort, and transformation) of accepting my autistic identity.
I used to despair that I was always a little (or a lot) different no matter how hard I tried to fit in. Figuring out I’m autistic explained why, but created a complicated relationship with that feeling of being broken.
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 be normal as a way to be understood is a self-defeating. People who learn about you, will only learn about this pretend version of you.
I used to push pain away and think it didn’t affect me anymore. That wasn’t as true as I thought it was.
Penny tries to help Bernadette go into labor, but Bernadette gets stuck and what happens next it’s so reminiscent of my life.
Self-acceptance is a nice ideal, but how does it practically get you friends?
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