autism acceptance

Autistic People Pleasing: The Enemy of Boundaries

Autistics are people pleasers beyond our limits, therefore we become unable to keep good boundaries for ourselves

Just Be Yourself They Said, But Then.....

Just Be Yourself They Said, But Then.....

Autistics have heard many say, "Just be yourself" until whoever said it discovers that we are Autistic. Then suddenly, that is not true.

Misdiagnosed Bi Polar Disorder vs. ASD diagnosis: Why Autistic Identification is More Imperative

I have recently come across individuals who have been misdiagnosed with bi polar disorder.  The misdiagnosis is due in large part to ps...

Autistics and Lent

*I am an Autistic who is also an Episcopalian and Christian.  This blog post is some suggestions I am putting forth for other Autistics...

Holidays Are For Spoon/Energy Recovery

Holidays Are For Spoon/Energy Recovery

For many Autistics, these holiday weekends are best used for recovering our spoons and energy.  If you have an Autistic person who need...

Body Language: We Understand Better Than You Think

Body Language: We Understand Better Than You Think

According to the DSM-5 one of the indicators of Autism is Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, r...