Formerly Cleo's Autism Awareness
One of my favorite ways to dispel feelings of loneliness is to talk to the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter. While I sometimes post unique tweets, I mostly comment on other people’s threads or retweet from glimpses of my feed. And it really does feel like glimpses, flashes, incomplete; I only check Twitter a couple times…
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my interest in autistic writers—and that isn’t the first time I’ve tooted the “I’m a writer” horn, either—yet I haven’t shared my writing process on this blog. So this week, I thought it might be fun to write about how I write. Then you can see if this…
I like to draw flow charts and make lists to understand where I’m at. I especially like to do this for my writing, teaching, and learning goals. Today, I made a flow chart with bullet points for where I’m at with my autism, including the research I need to do on brain regions, as well…
Previously titled “Facebook Detoxes, Autism Acceptance, & Letting Go.” Every once in awhile, I like to do a Facebook detox for several months. When I stop using Facebook, it’s not because of other people, so much as listening to my gut to keep my social anxiety, depression, and panic attacks under control. But it’s complicated,…
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“She calls it a meltdown, but it’s just a temper tantrum because she didn’t get her way.” “You have control over your behavior. Stop making excuses and calm down.” “So much drama.” “I don’t love you when you act like this.” For November 2018, I’m exploring different things people have said to me, then the…
For November 2018, I’m exploring different things people have said to me, then the internal thoughts those remarks stirred. What do I seem like, then? Half-autistic? Like a half elf in Dungeons & Dragons? Or maybe I seem “high function.” All those meltdowns and stims I rotate through at home: I bet those are unfathomable…
For November 2018, I’m exploring different things people have said to me, then the internal thoughts those remarks stirred. I appreciate you asking. I appreciate that you’re here. I hope you aren’t sad when I’m done with us hugging. I seem to be done with the hug before you. It’s a lot of sensory information,…
For November 2018, I’m exploring different things people have said to me, then the internal thoughts those remarks stirred. Today I had surgery. Today I might write a wee loud. I told every medical professional I met, from doctor to blood draw, that I’m on the autism spectrum, and I’m also sensory sensitive; so let’s…
