Lockdown is Life
Disclaimer: Staying home saves lives. Do what you need to do to get through this: for some people that will mean cleaning, for some that will mean creating, and for [...]
The Other Side
You say yes; then you figure it out. Because when you know, just know, that you’re making a difference, it stops becoming a choice. Fear doesn’t get to be [...]
Welcome to Shutdown
The last time this happened, I lost a summer. The longest was nine months or so. At least I have a word for it now. Before my diagnosis, I [...]
Counting Down to APAC19
Counting down to the Asia Pacific Autism Conference🌱 I'm juggling the last deadlines and projects before we leave. The mission now? Memorise my speech, and forget everything else - [...]
Does This Candy Make Me Look Autistic?
22 April is Jellybean Day. Any excuse to talk candy! A friend sent me an article about a late-diagnosed Autistic, and this part jumped out at me: "Emma's childhood was marked [...]
It’s World Autism Month!
It's kind of silly because we're Autistic every month, but kind of awesome because it puts a (red or gold) light on - even just for 30 days. Here's my [...]
Diagnosis for Grown Ups (Maybe)
Alarms are going off. Maybe someone says something and you brush it off. At first. Maybe you see a character that resonates, read a book that clicks. Maybe it's someone [...]
Autistic girls in the wild
The autistic female. If she makes eye contact, connects socially, and -shock horror- smiles; how do you spot her? When I was diagnosed, I started reading everything. Stories, studies, stats. The word [...]
The Right Answer
How are you? Really? I'm currently a million things and I've now got less than two seconds to decipher which one you want. This on top of knowing that I [...]