(My) autism and (my) relationship
A common assumption/stereotype/fear around autistic people is that we’ll never be able to maintain a romantic relationship. And it is true that the social challenges many of us face can make it difficult to initiate and sustain relationships, whether the partner is autistic or neurotypical. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Yes, maybe they’re a…
Autism Speaks, and NPR + Autism Speaks
Before I begin, I want to emphasize that everything in this post is accurate to my knowledge, but don’t take it as gospel because my knowledge isn’t comprehensive or impeccable. Moving on: NPR is sponsored by Autism Speaks. (That, I know to be accurate with 100-percent certainty.) I don’t know how long this has been…
Shit Some Autistic Chicks Say
Okay, specifically, it’s shit Some Autistic Chick says (IYMOAPYMOAP), because there are things I find myself saying a lot. And I’ve always said them. It’s just only (relatively) recently that I’ve understood why I’ve always beens saying them. As with so many things in my life, these are things I didn’t understand until I got…
How I beat the autism quizzes
Ha! Suck it, online quizzes! I win! Okay, no, I didn’t actually beat the online “Am I autistic?” quizzes. What would be the point of taking the time to take the quizzes while trying to game them? Honestly, I didn’t beat them so much as I took them and found the results unexpectedly lukewarm. The…
I am amazed.
Y’all neurotypical people are kind of amazing. I never knew how much. Like, don’t get me wrong. I love who I am, I love the things that make me different, and I wouldn’t change myself for the world. I have no inferiority complex in that respect. But I’ve learned some things in the past couple…
“Everyone’s a little autistic.”
… I mean, every autistic person is autistic. And not just a little bit. Just to start: A little autistic isn’t a thing. Autism is, technically, a pervasive developmental disorder, so there’s no such thing as having that “just a little.” Now, every autistic person experiences their autism in their own way (I feel like…
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