Tag: autistic identity
-
Migraine possible
I wasn’t feeling very well for a couple of days already, having mild but dull headache, confusion, tiredness and nausea. Not sure how to call it as I feel somehow better when I start doing things (which is the opposite to what happens in migraine), although it never completely disappeared and I still felt confused,…
-
Are we, autistics, disabled?
I was prompted to write this post by a fellow blogger, Ashley Peterson from https://mentalhealthathome.org I’m attempting to answer a question here if we, (highly functioning) autistics are disabled or not. If you’re looking for a quick answer I can tell you that I believe that we are, although a few of us are probably…
-
Different ability
I really do not like this approach to autism that claims we’re not disabled. Yes, we may have some different abilities that neurotypicals lack but that doesn’t make us not disabled. I remember how I used to work for that company in Warsaw, where two blind ladies also worked. They were updating company database calling…
-
Is it ok to be eccentric? (Plus some digression about communication)
I’m wondering, if I allowed myself to be eccentric, would I be accepted by other people who also work in care? That’s what I started wondering about after my training yesterday. There were only 3 of us and the trainer. The trainer was very energetic and passionate about what she was doing but also rather…
-
Twisting things
One of the main issues that I can’t cope with is when people twist things during a conversation. My mind just goes totally blank and I don’t know what to say so as a result I agree with whatever they suggested and then get angry with myself. One of the interviews that I had last…
-
Being challenging
I deleted a post yesterday. It was about some of my not very positive experience regarding the situation I am in. I have difficulties deciding what is appropriate to write about here, considering I do not want to create an impression of toxic positivity, and what is going to be seen as a moan. I…
-
Mild depression
I think I developed some form of mild depression. I just did a test online and received 13 points out of 27, so nearly half. When I first got the idea that I may be autistic that was what puzzled me the most: my mood. I was sure that autistic people don’t have any mood…
Autistic and me 