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AJ Havens in The Unexpected Autistic Life
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DISABILITY

So You Think You’re Autistic?

This is what disqualifies you

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Kristy Westaway in The Unexpected Autistic Life

PARENTING

AuDHD Ask: Neurodivergent Parenting — Why Aren’t Rewards the Answer?

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Andrea in The Unexpected Autistic Life
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The “Gifted Kid” to “Disabled Adult” Pipeline that Swallowed My Twenties

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Nicole Peery, MBA in The Unexpected Autistic Life
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I Spent 41 Years Believing I Was Broken— Turns Out, I’m Just Autistic

The battle to end four decades…

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Charlotte Hill in The Unexpected Autistic Life

Could You Be Both ADHD and Autistic?

If ADHD or autism alone doesn’t adequately explain your internal…

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Morgana K Sylvana in The Unexpected Autistic Life
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When Autism Doesn’t Look Like Autism: Lesser-Known Female Autistic Traits

I found out why I felt…

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Jim Irion in The Unexpected Autistic Life

You Are Not Alone Paradox

For at least some autistic people, moral support meant to help make us feel…

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Gaby Rogut in The Unexpected Autistic Life
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The Intimate Romantic Lives of Autistic People Are Not a Myth

We need to rethink social expectations…

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Jenny Wren in The Unexpected Autistic Life

Unmasking My Autism In My 40s Saved My Life

I really wasn’t like the other kids

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Gareth Ceidiog Hughes in The Unexpected Autistic Life

I Took A Medium Break To Recover From Autistic Burnout

It was the right thing to do and in this…

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The Unexpected Autistic Life
The Unexpected Autistic Life
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