The Heartbreak and Shame of Pretending to be “Normal” in A Neurotypical World
byBy Alice 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 not….
Females and Autism
My Love of Nature, Caught in Thyme
byAs an arguably too thought-full neurodiverse adult I do wonder how much of our current crises are the direct results of children not having…
Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
by“Situations I can’t control and events I can’t predict confuse me, whether they are negative or positive” Laura James Book Review by Kimberly Gerry…
Old Lady…New Diagnosis
byAutistics experience double the Earth’s gravity. So where other people walk, I slog. Lynne Rhys, The Subversive Librarian I don’t even remember how it…
What it’s Like Being a Self-Diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic Adult
byMy research on autism has helped me reach a peaceful state where I can fully be myself without shame. By Myranda Uselton The irony…
My challenges with mutism
byUnderstand if the person with mutism is communicating to you in some way then they want to communicate. By Melody Rain In the past…
At the intersection of Neurodivergent and LGBTQ
by“… the spectrum is truly a color spectrum, It is not one mold that folks fit…” by Sofia Ciniglio My name is Sofia. As…
Finding My “Normal”
byBy Kimberly Gerry-Tucker With kids returning to school, my early experiences come to mind and so does the longing for kids to be allowed…