#ActuallyAutistic Perspective January 14, 2021 January 16, 2021 Recently Diagnosed Scottish Animal Photographer Explains How Autism Gives Her Focus and Drive By Mandy Williams I was diagnosed with Autism, Asperger’s at the age of 44 but it wasn’t a surprise just a relief. What led…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 But You Don’t Look Autistic! By Connor Long-Johnson My story begins when I was first diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in early 2017. I naturally both needed and wanted to…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective January 9, 2021 January 9, 2021 The Importance of Autistic Headcanons By Dana Trick In my last blog post I wrote about how the representation of autism and characters with autism are mostly poorly done…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Music January 5, 2021 March 11, 2021 Music with an Autistic Perception Following rules and rituals I create unique compositions. By Roland Bühlmann My music follows certain, partly unconscious rules. Following rules and rituals is typical…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Females and Autism January 2, 2021 January 2, 2021 Letting Go is Difficult But Allows Us To Grow It’s not weird that I’m not so good at letting go, because holding on is what I’ve always done. Letting go is new. And…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Book/Movie Review December 28, 2020 December 28, 2020 The King’s Speech conveys a Profound Message of Personal Growth and Empowerment By Nils Skudra One film that I have been moved to watch numerous times is Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, a 2010 biographical depiction…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, #ActuallyAutisticPoets, Mental Health December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 The Dueling Manifestation of a Dual Diagnosis By Joel Ashton-Fogle Duel Diagnosis No, this is not a miss-spelling! For every day is a battle; a combat between symptoms, treatments for them,…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Females and Autism December 20, 2020 December 20, 2020 The Heartbreak and Shame of Pretending to be “Normal” in A Neurotypical World By Alice Farion It’s going to be ok. I’m going to be ok. It’s just 8 hours. I’m going to be normal. But I’m…
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