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Yes, And: How Autism's most common co-occurring conditions can create an important diagnostic domino effect
Why get one diagnosis when you could get three or four?!
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Hello, Hindsight: The revelatory process of reliving life post-diagnosis
How a new lens on your life makes some things more clear, and others much darker
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Why aren't autistics writing the autism assessments?
No, but literally... did they consult any autistics on these questions?
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Playing on "hard mode"
The grief (and peace) that comes with discovering your settings are different
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[Resources] So, you think you might be autistic?
An Auti-curious gal's guide to digging in, learning more, and moving forward
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Don't Get Distracted: RFK Isn’t Talking About Autism. He’s Talking About Eugenics
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When "anxiety" turns out to be autism
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Is Taylor Swift Autistic? Who cares? But here’s why we uniquely relate to her music.
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[Resources] So, you think you might be autistic?
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Recommended Reads Roundup for May 2025
Recent articles on the autistic experience worth reading
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Sol Smith's "The Autistic's Guide To Self-Discovery" is a must read for Late-Identified Autistics
I got an advanced copy of this book, and I'm so glad I did. Here's why you should get a copy too.
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Don't Get Distracted: RFK Isn’t Talking About Autism. He’s Talking About Eugenics
And listing achievements can make you an unwitting tool for this hateful agenda
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The steep cost of socializing as an autistic
And how I learned to be OK with saying "no" when I need to
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Levels, functioning labels, and other ableist hierarchies projected onto the autistic experience
Separating and ranking people hasn't historically worked out well...
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Can't Catch A Break: The Many Barriers to Diagnosis Facing Autistic Women
An excerpt from my in-progress book on how and why so many autistic women go undiagnosed
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ChatGPT Prompts for Autistics: How to use generative AI to make your life easier
"AI" might as well stand for Accommodation Invention, tbh
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Why Many Autistics Relate To Taylor Swift Lyrics: The Tortured Poet's Department Edition
A follow-up to my most-read post about all the autistic-relatable lyrics that speak to Autistic Swifties
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Echolalia: What it is, what it isn't, and the phrases I find tastiest to repeat
Just because it's repetitive, doesn't mean it's meaningless.
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The Late-Diagnosed Diaries
The Late-Diagnosed Diaries
Bi-weekly musings of a late-discovered autistic writer. Educational explanations, critical explorations, vulnerable realizations, and a teeny little dash of feminist rage.
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