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The Unexpected Autistic Life

A Peek Backstage: What is Behind Autistic People’s “Lack of Social Skills”?

Our “social deficits” depend on a myriad of factors.

3d ago

Backstage theater lights with a theater curtain in the background. To the left, two big yellow lights project horizontally towards the right. To the right, smaller alternated red and blue lights also project towards the right.

3d ago

Andrea

6 Essential Lessons I Learnt About Health as an Autistic and Chronically Ill Person

Just passing this on.

Jul 20

Cubist painting of a violin. The dominant color of the painting is brown. The violin appears fragmented and seen from different perspectives at the same time.

Jul 20

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Mr. Plan ₿ Publication

7 Ways in Which Society Oppresses Autistic People

Autistic people are a biological minority. Let me tell you, we don’t have it easy. We* are 9 times more likely to die by suicide (*data…

Jul 6

Young white person with noise-cancelling headphones in the street holding a banner that says “I’M AUTISTIC. Let me speak FOR MYSELF.”

Jul 6

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The Unexpected Autistic Life

The “Gifted Kid” to “Disabled Adult” Pipeline that Swallowed My Twenties

If you grew up being told that you could achieve anything yet you struggled to achieve anything at all, this article is for you.

Jun 20

Piece of art representing a roller coaster. The roller coaster starts as colorful under a sunny sky and with happy people on it on the left, but in the right side of the drawing the sky is more somber and the roller coaster is empty, suggesting the duality of day and night.

Jun 20

Andrea

5 Reasons Why Talking Therapy Often Doesn’t Work For Neurodivergent People

Mainstream therapy is designed for neurotypical humans.

May 22

A big golden fish sits upright on a chair in a room, leaning onto a wooden table. On the table there is a fishbowl with a small human inside. Behind the fish, on the wall, there is wallpaper and a clock. The image gives a sense of out-of-placeness.

May 22

Andrea

10 Physical Causes of Depersonalization/ Derealization

Prolonged DPDR can sometimes be caused by physical health issues, rather than mental health.

May 18

Distorted image of 2 hands with trees in the background. Distortion in tunnel vision, contrast and colors reflects the experience of DPDR.

May 18

Andrea

“If you are blind to the ceiling, you can see the sky” — The Paradox of Autistic Hyperawareness

How do autistic people seem to be so clueless yet so hyperaware at the same time?

May 18

Red brick wall with a hole in the middle. The blue sky with clouds is visible through the hole.

May 18

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14 Tips for Parenting a “Twice-Exceptional” Child

“Being gifted and disabled can sometimes feel like having a Ferrari with the accelerator and the brake pressed at the same time.”

May 16

14 Tips for Parenting a “Twice-Exceptional” Child

May 16

Andrea

Neoliberal Fund-Cutting Policies are Eugenics.

The UK government has been attacking people’s rights from all directions. The deadly consequences of these policies are a form of eugenics.

Apr 20

Neoliberal Fund-Cutting Policies are Eugenics.

Apr 20

Andrea

Hopping On One Leg: A Tale of Masking Neurodivergence

A tale on what “masking” autism can feel like, between abiding to the absurd norms of society, and needing support for disability.

Apr 20

Drawing of a seagull with one leg.

Apr 20

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Reflections on the neurodivergent experience and social justice. May contain occasional madness and astral metaphors.

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