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Month: January 2017

Sharing: Diagnostic Criteria for Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder

This is a wonderful post, written by the author of one of the first comforting, supportive blogs I found once … More

allistic, allistic world, AnonymouslyAutistic, aspie culture, culture clash, diagnostic criteria, funny, neurotypical, neurotypical culture, reblog, sharing

Sometimes I prefer to be invisible

People on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum often find ourselves under scrutiny we didn’t ask for and don’t necessarily want.  Some of … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspie, criticism, introverted, invisible, liberation, masking and acting, self-awareness, self-check, self-comparison, social constructs, stereotypes, talking to myself, withdrawal

Let me tell you about my “inability to handle criticism” – one Asperger’s / autistic perspective

Somehow I managed to compress roughly eight hours’ worth of work into about an hour and a half, followed by … More

ActuallyAutistic, anger, aspie, bullying, criticism, emotional sensitivity, irritability, nitpicking, stress, teasing, triggers

The wrong planet

When I first heard about the Asperger’s/autism spectrum discussion forum Wrong Planet (link to site), I instantly got the (half-) … More

ActuallyAutistic, alienation, AOS, aspie, autism, exhaustion, making friends, masking and acting, neurodiversity, social awkwardness

Choosing and landing a job as an Asperger’s / autistic person

First, I need to start off by saying that a job is not the end-all-be-all.  The larger society likes to … More

advice, aspergers, autistic adults, be yourself, career, Employable Me, employment, getting a job, information, job satisfaction, motivation, profession

Sharing: How I untrained my system from autistic rage

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
So, yeseterday, I discussed how autistic folks can get so acclimated to outrage and fight-flight responses,…

Sharing: Reverse-engineering our autistic rage

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
We all have very good reasons to be enraged. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed…

ActuallyAutistic, aspie, autism, autistic bloggers, drama, fight or flight, neurology, rage, reblog, sharing, stress

Why Asperger’s / autistic people can make awesome cat (and/or dog) ‘parents’

I’ve had cats all my life.  I love cats.  I’m a cat person.  And I’ll probably be one of those … More

ActuallyAutistic, animal empath, animal empathy, aspie, autistic adult, cats, cats are a little autistic, home environment, home life, introvert, personality, pets, touch

Asperger’s / autism and regret

Statistically, at age 39, I’m only halfway through the predicted human life expectancy.  But I made a “Bucket List” a … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspergers, emotional sensitivity, emotions, regret, self-analysis, self-awareness, self-compassion, self-criticism, self-reflection, self-talk

The downside to being (autistic and) “bright”

“You’re so smart; why can’t you do this or that?” “You could have gotten an A, if only you’d done … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspergers, autism, criticism, executive function, hypersensitivity, intelligence, irony, school, self-doubt, sensitivity

How to choose a good counselor / therapist as an Asperger’s / autistic adult

AutChat, an amazing group of autistic people on Twitter, bonded together to create a Safe Space for other Aspergian/autistic and … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspergers, autchat, autism spectrum community, autistic adults, coaching, counseling, counselors, healing, how-to, information, psychotherapy, strategies, support, talk therapy, therapists, therapy, Twitter

My autistic personality is not a disease, and my characteristics are not “symptoms”

I might prefer to be quiet and observant.  That doesn’t mean that I’m defective or weird.  It might mean that … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspie, autism advocacy, Busting The Stereotype, diversity, introvert, medical model, personality, self-esteem, socially awkward

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