Can’t brace for shockwaves

I’m sitting on the couch in the living room.  My partner, the more physically coordinated and adept of us two, …

Denying or restricting access to a ‘special interest’ is a subtler form of abuse [Mental Health Monday]

I’m going to try not to get too graphic here, for obvious reasons.  I don’t want to kick off the …

My autism and my semicolon project

Today, I met with three people, one at a time, in rapid succession. Today marks the two-year anniversary of my …

Autistic and overwhelmed

I’m 1,350 miles away from home.  I’m surrounded by 1,300 people, practically all of them neurotypical, from uppity posh socioeconomic …

Sharing: Too Many Voices

Originally posted on Eclectic Autistic:
If you’re like me, you probably know how it feels to get overwhelmed when too many…

Autism is *not* “bad parenting”

I’m an autistic adult.  I was also a generally well-behaved child.  My mum had a near-endless supply of patience, and …

Irritability

I have almost always been prone to irritability.  I could never quite understand where it came from.  It would just …