What autistics want – may not be what you think

So very often when arguments are raging between people – especially between neurodiversity activists and self-proclaimed allies – the old line is trotted out again. We all want the same thing, why can’t we all just set aside our differences and work towards our common goal? On the surface this suggestion seems innocuous and, well, [...]

Coping Methods: Mental Stims

This particular thing is oddly titled, because I have nothing else to call it. I have not fully developed this coping method yet, but I’m posting about it anyway, because my aide had never heard of doing something like this ever before, and maybe someone else will find inspiration in this to develop similar methods of [...]

Coping Methods: Inner Worlds

I have mentioned in two of my previous posts in the series that I have another reality in my head. It is only very recently that I discovered that this is actually fairly common for aspies/auties to have, and so I think it is very important to spread the knowledge thereof, because I have spent [...]

Coping Methods: Directed Stimming

Right, in my first post in the series I talked about one specific stim that I have: Nail biting. In this post I will generalise a little more, and I’ll try to explain how I deal with my stimming. I have several stims. Most (if not all – I’m not sure) autistics have one or [...]

Rambling thoughts on bullying

Originally posted on my Tumblr, now revised somewhat and re-posted here. I have seen people chased off a forum because of bullying. I have seen people have tearful break-downs because of bullying. I have had those break-downs myself. I have been bullied in meatspace – online I seem to have mostly escaped it, with a [...]

We Are Not Broken Souls

Well, let me start out with something nice. The media have, unfortunately, often shown and written about how parents of autistics (not to mention professionals) think autistics are empty shells or soulless husks. That is some seriously scary rhetoric right there, especially when you belong to the group they’re talking about. I don’t feel particularly [...]

Personal Update

Right. It’s almost a year ago I last posted about the specifics of my own situation. Back then I was all kinds of gleeful that I had finally received my diagnosis, so maybe there was now some hope of receiving the right kind of help/treatment/therapy. For those who are not informed about my story and [...]

Whose are the difficulties?

“It is wonderful when technology can make a big difference in difficult situations like these parents face every day.” It sounds innocuous, yeah? Like technology really helps these parents. It’s a quote from this article about how the iPad has shown itself to be a useful tool for autistic children. Let’s take it again, shall [...]

Apologies

I’ve been thinking a lot about apologies lately. Apologies are important. In fact, they are necessary for functioning amongst other human beings. Without them we’d probably all run around hating each other and taking our sweet revenge for all the slights committed against us, however small. Yeah, apologies are wondrous peace-makers, I believe. But at [...]

Redefining Words

Trigger warning: Psychiatry; violence and abuse in the system. Few details, but discussion of really poor justifications and arguments. Words mean things. I’ve made this point before. Unfortunately this is not a generally accepted viewpoint. Words can mean different things if you want them to, and you can make them do this if you use [...]