Hello, I have autism which includes sensory sensitivities, including sensitivity to smell. When my spouse and I visited Lotusland botanic garden this summer, one of the other guests on a tour was wearing perfume. I was angry because I was there to experience a place. Plants and the earth have a distinctive smell that I… Continue reading smells
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autism and mental health
Hello, I’ve been thinking about autism and mental health. When I was first learning about autism as something potentially part of my life, it was from a friend who was afab and genderfluid. My friend was explaining to me how they had never been diagnosed with autism because doctors don’t know how to see autism… Continue reading autism and mental health
neuroqueer
Hello, how are you doing? I want to share with you some ideas about neuroqueer. social awareness I’ve noticed over the years that queerness and autism can go together quite a bit. In my experience, people with autism can be clueless about social stuff and bull in a china shop. Or we can go the… Continue reading neuroqueer
Asian and autistic
My friend shared a link to a blog by someone who’s Asian and autistic. I like this listicle and its whole project, although not all the items on the list feel applicable to me. Well, the list items are mostly relatable, but the sign isn’t. Then again, I’m not an employee. My disabilities combine to… Continue reading Asian and autistic
let’s go
“What would you have done, if I’d started screaming at those people at the park?” I asked Ming. He was driving, and I was passenging. I’d just been sensory and socially freaked out by inconsiderate party goers at the park. “Would you have said, ‘Let’s go,’ and moved us out of there?” “No,” Ming said. … Continue reading let’s go
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