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This Happened To Me
Letters from an Autistic Soul
Insights into living as an autistic adult
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This Happened To Me
Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Aug 27
I did my first job interview without masking – here’s how it went!
This was quite the revelation…
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Aug 12
The reason I hid my autism…
For years, I masked so I could be someone else — now I’m wondering why…
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jul 26
Dealing with sensory overload and shutdown….
I unplugged myself from the Matrix today – and it was exactly what I needed.
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jul 16
Autism – why holding eye contact feels intimidating for me…
Making eye contact is easy for a lot of people – but for me, it feels like a form of emotional interrogation.
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jul 9
The purpose of my neurodivergent special interests…
This really was a revelation…
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jul 5
Dealing with sensory overload at the dentist…
Nobody likes the dentist at the best of times – but throw in a bad experience and sensory overwhelm at the same time?
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jun 26
From masking to embracing my unique weirdness…
The truth is, I’m not like anyone else – and now I love it.
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jun 10
Autism and the burden of overthinking…
Ever wish you could just let it go?
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
Jun 5
“I never would have thought you were autistic…”
The many reasons why autistic adults fly ‘off the radar.’
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Christina McDonald
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Letters from an Autistic Soul
May 23
Reaching mid-life as a late diagnosed autistic adult…and why the best is yet to come.
It’s time to live in the joy of who we truly are…
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