PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeSuppression: Autism, Masking and AcceptanceIf Autistic people are suppressing their true Autistic selves to be included, and you think that’s okay, you do not understand how…Jun 13Jun 13
PinnedMcDopperHow to have a conversation with me as an autistic adult: numbered guidelines to be aware of.So, for whatever reason you find yourself in a situation where we must interact in more than a cursory manner. Fear not. I have prepared a…Oct 31, 20238Oct 31, 20238
PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeAutism and Being an Outsider; How I Found Myself in the Mosh Pit.At its heart, being Autistic in an allistic world means being an outsider. For some of us, the distinction is pointed out quickly in our…Feb 64Feb 64
PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic Life4 Things That Make Socializing as an Autistic Adult Nearly Freakin’ Impossible on a Bad Day and…Far be it for me to make sweeping generalizations on anything. There can always be exceptions to most anything if the net is cast wide…Jan 1310Jan 1310
PinnedMcDopperUndiagnosed autism, memories from 1987My son just finished his first week of marching band in college. He is loving it. As the band begins to put together and flesh out another…Aug 13, 20234Aug 13, 20234
McDopperI live in the south and, like the rest of 'murica we've had a lot of kerfuffle over the past few…2d ago2d ago
McDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeThe Long, Hot Summer: an Autistic Sensory NightmareAs I write this I am sitting comfortably INSIDE with air-conditioning hum hum humming throughout the building. Outside, the sun blazes with…Jul 232Jul 232
McDopperLook, as a bald guy, I understand Elisha's annoyance, but this is a little much.Jul 171Jul 171