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Life as a Late-Identified Autistic

Life as a Late-Identified Autistic

A collection of essays exploring autism

2024

Stories

Jackie Schuld

Two Good Years in a Row: Something This Autistic Has Never Had … Until Now

Today is the last day of my 37th year of life.

3 min read14 hours ago

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Two Good Years in a Row: Something This Autistic Has Never Had … Until Now

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Jackie Schuld

I Need a Mental Room of My Own: An Autistic Reality

People love to reference Viriginia Woolf’s book and concept, “A Room of One’s Own.” They usually note the need for us to have physical…

3 min read22 hours ago

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I Need a Mental Room of My Own: An Autistic Reality

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Jackie Schuld

Measuring Growth

The most common way for a business to measure its health or growth is by looking at its profit. As a private practice owner, I can easily…

3 min read2 days ago

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Measuring Growth

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Jackie Schuld

Seeing My Autistic Self in Reality TV

Reality TV is the perfect background for me as I create art, do puzzles, or various other projects. I don’t have to pay too much attention…

3 min read3 days ago

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Seeing My Autistic Self in Reality TV

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Jackie Schuld

I Bought too Many Clothes … Because I Was a Scared Autistic

I typically wear the same thing every day.

3 min read4 days ago

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I Bought too Many Clothes … Because I Was a Scared Autistic

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Jackie Schuld

Why I write about autism

When I began writing essays about autism, I did it for myself. I was a newly identified autistic, and there was so much I needed to work…

2 min read5 days ago

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Why I write about autism

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Jackie Schuld

Using Books to Fuel Inner Change

When I want to shift how I think and feel about something, I frequently turn to books to reinforce the change.

3 min read6 days ago

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Using Books to Fuel Inner Change

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Jackie Schuld

Sitting Right Here at Home is the Epitome of True Living For Me

Movies and television shows always seem to be depict someone who is “really living” as going out into the world on an adventure.

3 min readApr 17, 2024

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Sitting Right Here at Home is the Epitome of True Living For Me

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Can I Make it the Next 5 Hrs?

First off, of course I will survive the next five hours. Survival is not the question.

4 min readApr 16, 2024

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Can I Make it the Next 5 Hrs?

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The Perfect Recipe for an Autistic Meltdown

I already knew the day was going to be hard, but I didn’t know how hard it was going to get.

6 min readApr 16, 2024

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The Perfect Recipe for an Autistic Meltdown

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Jackie Schuld

Jackie Schuld

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I'm an autistic/ADHD writer and artist. I’m also an expressive arts therapist who specializes in late-identified autism/ADHD.

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