Category: Autism Acceptance

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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.

On Trying To Be Normal And Understood

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.

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Are You Really “Overreacting”?

People react to different amounts of sensory input, but even when it’s only a little, it’s not made up.

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My Independence Day

The Fourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, not of actually gaining independence. That took several more years and they had to fight for it. Hard.

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I Just Threw Away All My Makeup; Here’s Why

Yesterday I wore makeup to make a short video. The consequences reminded me of just how strongly my senses effect everything in my life.

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Your Path to a Life You Love: Capitalize on Your Strengths

There are some great things about an Autistic brain that can get overlooked if you focus only on the things that are more difficult.

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Happy Autism Diagnosis Day!

Spectrum identification was absolutely, hands down, no holds barred, the best thing that has happened in my life.

There’s a topic I’ve been avoiding. It’s not easy or comfortable to talk about, but I’m increasingly convinced that it is necessary. Will you join me in this difficult, and deeply rewarding, conversation?

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Stimming and Autistic Stress

Stimming is both a physical expression of stress—either bad stress or good stress—and it’s a way to help us calm down.

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The Worst Testimonial I’ve Ever Read

We want to raise kids to be independent, but when they’re fighting you at every turn, it’s so easy to succumb to the seduction of a child who’ll just do what you tell them.