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 started talking to me so I removed my headphones as I thought maybe she needed some help. It turned out she didn’t need help, she thought…
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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 in pandemic. Masking is all the effort autistic people do to appear neurotypical, and I do…
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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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Ok, I’m calming down (and don’t have PTSD)
Shortly after publishing the previous post I realised I actually did the right thing by not mentioning the issue I have with dresses on the radio show yesterday. So first I need to explain the situation with that ex colleague who made that unkind comment about me needing to shop for dresses in the tall…
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I’m quitting (or just being dramatic)
Well, I’m probably just being dramatic again, but then, I don’t know how else, for goodness sake, I am supposed to communicate with myself? And if I can’t communicate with myself, then how can I trust that I can communicate with other people? Yesterday I saw that post on Instagram by a fellow autistic Isabelladoautism…
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A piece for World Autism Awareness Day
I’m just in the radio and was asked by Shirley to write a little piece for World Autism Awareness Day which is on 2nd of April. Shirley said to write it now so that we can record it. OMG, I thought, I’ve just been put on the spot. ‘But I need to think about how…
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