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Jackie Schuld

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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

Fresh Air Comes at a Cost for Me

What spiders, men, and open windows have in common.

1d ago

Fresh Air Comes at a Cost for Me

1d ago

Jackie Schuld

We Need to Feel the Pain

“But it was my fault, so I have no right to be sad.”

3d ago

We Need to Feel the Pain

3d ago

Jackie Schuld

I’ve Had a Rough 6 Months

I had grand plans for 2024. It was going to be my year of a grand autistic book tour. I knew I couldn’t handle a traditional book tour with…

4d ago

I’ve Had a Rough 6 Months

4d ago

Jackie Schuld

Billy the Goose, The Mormon Church, and Young Men

The harm needs to stop.

5d ago

Billy the Goose, The Mormon Church, and Young Men

5d ago

Jackie Schuld

Social Media Stats Blur My Perception of My Writing

I get that we need some way to measure “progress” or “effectiveness,” but social media stats are a horrible way to do it.

5d ago

Social Media Stats Blur My Perception of My Writing

5d ago

Jackie Schuld

Converting People to Autism

The first person to suggest that I might be autistic was my expressive arts therapist.

Jun 29

Converting People to Autism

Jun 29

Jackie Schuld

Leaving the Church

I’m writing a book called “The Worst Missionary.” It’s about my conversion to Mormonism, serving a 1.5 year mission in Romania, and then…

Jun 28

Leaving the Church

Jun 28

Jackie Schuld

Autistics and the Subtle Transitions That Impact Us

When we talk about autistic transitions, we typically think about switching from one task to another.

Jun 27

Autistics and the Subtle Transitions That Impact Us

Jun 27

Jackie Schuld

The Autistic Rigidity I Can’t See

Sometimes I behave in ways in which I lack any crumb of awareness.

Jun 25

The Autistic Rigidity I Can’t See

Jun 25

Jackie Schuld

Do You Take Insurance?

As a therapist in private practice, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “Do you take insurance?”

Jun 24

Do You Take Insurance?

Jun 24

Jackie Schuld

Jackie Schuld

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I'm an expressive arts therapist who specializes in late-identified autism/ADHD. I'm also an autistic & ADHDer who loves to write and create art.

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