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How People Pleasing Prevents Positive Relationships
Autistic people-pleasing includes plenty of downsides, but have you thought of the positives that it prevents?
Autistic people-pleasing includes plenty of downsides, but have you thought of the positives that it prevents?
People can often have upsetting reactions when you tell them you’re Autistic. Here’s why I think those reactions happen, and why it doesn’t have to be the end.
The 5 stages people predictably go through after figuring out as an adult that you’re autistic.
Here are the top 20 signs from everyday life that you might be masking your autism.
A response to a conversation on social media reminded me of a way of thinking that I’d like to discuss.
Growing up a bit different makes for a lot of confusing and hurtful experiences.
Without shame, my AuDHD is so much easier to deal with. Here’s why, and an example of it in my real life.
Here are several ways autistics have it harder than others, and a tip for getting the life you want anyway.
I want to share a little bit about the transition period following adult autism identification.
Meltdowns are no fun, but it is possible to avoid them. Here’s a framework for how.
The topic of autism and treatment comes up a lot, so I wanted to address that today.
Autistics and neurotypicals tend to have very different views on small talk. What’s going on from both sides?
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.
Theory of Mind is often pointed out as an autistic deficit, but is it really that? Is something else going on? And is it just autistics that find this challenging?
We are socialized not to complain, but sometimes that means not telling people what we need. I have been getting better at saying what I need, and finding out that people can help.
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