Mental Health
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Capable
I’ve been meditating on how the standards for those with disabilities can be different than those without them. I didn’t get my diagnosis until I was well into adulthood so I was just expected to achieve like my neurotypical siblings. I have to say, when I tell people I have level one, I’m met with…
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Making Peace
I work in what I would categorize as a high-stress environment. I work where I am required to multitask and have good customer service skills. I would like to remind all of you, dear readers, that the neuropsychologist who diagnosed me with autism suggested I find a job that is the exact opposite of what…
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What kind of woman am I?
Growing up I felt a tension between who I was comfortable being and what the world expected of me in ways of womanhood. The tension has continued as I’ve gotten older. I remember the pressure I felt in high school to dress in what the popular girls were wearing. I wanted to feel comfortable wearing…
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Autism is My Superpower
Autism is my superpower. I see patterns in the world others don’t. Where most see problems, I see opportunities and solutions. I welcome everyone because I know what it is not to be welcomed. When you give me the map of what you need, I’ll move the earth to make it happen. I know getting…
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Autism is my superpower
Autism is my superpower. I see patterns in the world others don’t. Where most see problems, I see opportunities and solutions. I welcome everyone because I know what it is not to be welcomed. When you give me the map you need, I’ll move the earth to make it happen. I know getting up is…
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Hyper Fixations in Isolation
My ability to dive into topics and stay interested for weeks or even months has been a mainstay of my personality since childhood. My first special interest was marine biology. Living at least five hours away from the beach made studying the ocean in person impossible. I settled for watching documentaries and going to the…
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Finding Peace
Rejection is something I feel acutely. The first time I remember feeling like I didn’t belong was when I was in Girl Scouts as a child. All the other girls seemed to just be able to speak the same language. I remember doing crafts to get a merit badge about horses. I was frustrated that…
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Who’s Your Hero?
I heard something recently from a guest who was on The Daily Show while Leslie Jones was guest-hosting. One of her guests said something that has stuck with me. He said that anxiety cannot exist where there is faith. One of his coping mechanisms, when he gets overwhelmed, is to tell himself what he called…
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Healing from Trauma
I’ve been thinking recently about how I view trauma. Growing up I always viewed trauma as something that victims of domestic violence or veterans of war exclusively experienced. I would use this definition to tell myself that whatever I was experiencing or had experienced wasn’t that bad. It’s only recently that I’ve started re-examining events…
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My Review of Love on the Spectrum
I’m going to start this rant/review by saying that it’s been a while since I watched Love on the Spectrum. I thought this might be a good time for me to comment as I’m in a newish relationship. My opinion is not the only opinion of the Autism community on the show, these are simply…
Living on the Spectrum 