Tag: autistic identity
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Serious case of overthinking (but I need it)
It’s cold in the UK so I used that as an excuse to stay in and work on imagining my radio show. I mean it’s not that I’m just thinking about it: I read a book (£1.77 for a Kindle edition), had a look at some websites about running a radio station (even though I’m […]
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How far should I go with educating people?
I had an appointment with my job coach today and, as I was waiting at the bus stop to get to town, an elderly lady came over and she was saying something to me so I removed my headphones as I thought maybe she needed some help. It turned out she didn’t need help, she […]
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A few words about unmasking
I presume if you’re interested in neurodiversity (and I guess you are if you’re on my blog) you might have heard about unmasking movement. It has nothing to do with taking off the masks we were supposed to wear because of Covid pandemic. Masking is all the effort autistic people do to appear neurotypical, and […]
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A few words about blocking people
https://autisticandme.com/2022/04/12/i-feel-like-im-the-same-like-other-people-something-really-changed/ No, this is not about blocking people on social media, although obviously some may really deserve it. The above is a link to my post from a few days ago when I realised that I stopped feeling different and started feeling like if I was in fact the same like other people. This doesn’t […]
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Am I too much? (and what to do next)
Autistic females often get blamed for being ‘too much’. I understand this as being dramatic, emotional and overthinking. I do understand it can be difficult for the environment to deal with this and I also wonder what can we do to minimise negative impact of those behaviours on others. I believe this is all due […]
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Is there a stigma associated with autism?
During the last couple of days I had a look at various autistic influencers on Instagram. I did see the world ‘ableism’ very often there and also quite a few statements about fighting the stigma. I did ask myself what I think about it. Is there a stigma associated with autism? I didn’t feel like […]
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I don’t have rejection sensitive dysphoria either
As I keep seeing that concept being mentioned over and over on various Facebook groups, I realised that after reading my previous posts some could decide I have it. And I really don’t agree with that. Basically rejection sensitive dysphoria is when someone is oversensitive to rejection. It’s not a diagnosis so there’s no criteria […]
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Ok, I’m calming down (and don’t have PTSD)
My blog is a good record of an autistic mind going through a period of transition, I believe. Although maybe not everyone shares that view as the number of visitors to my blog shrinked recently, however that could be because of Easter and weather getting warmer? But then, reduced number of views could have been […]
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