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disabled comedy

all bodies are valid bodies

Hello! I watched this stand up comedy by Josh Blue, a person who has cerebral palsy. I liked the jokes about disability best. And the jokes about homelessness. Seems important to laugh about these serious concepts, to transform shame and silence into joyful insight. I had a good friend when I was young who has… Continue reading disabled comedy

example

spouse Ming wearing his blue narcolepsy shirt. Asian non-binary person squats by the street smiling. His shirt says, "Don't worry--it's just narcolepsy, and this is my normal napping position."

Hello, I wanted to clarify that the posts I made about the incident in the rose garden aren’t actually about this one incident or my one life. I’m 45 years old, and my needs have been violated over and over again for 45 years, to the point of trauma and real lasting harm. The rose… Continue reading example

sensory

Hello, today I had a bad social and sensory experience at the park. My spouse Ming and I went out to the rose garden at Lorenzi Park here in Las Vegas. Wow, so many roses are blooming. We walked around to see the different kinds. It was beautiful and smelled delicious. Then a bunch of… Continue reading sensory

speaking about ourselves

Speaking about ourselves is important, as we are the experts of ourselves, and we can share so much insight that can’t be gathered any other way. The people who speak about us have a very limited outside view. For example, if someone judges my behavior against what they consider normal for themselves, they can misunderstand… Continue reading speaking about ourselves

why I’m self-diagnosed

Hello, I’m Laura-Marie. I want to explain why I’m self-diagnosed as autistic, how that feels, and how it affects my life. what autism is I didn’t know until recently what autism even is. I’d heard of it as a super-male brain with social cluelessness and awkwardness, lack of empathy, and being out of touch with… Continue reading why I’m self-diagnosed