Autism
April 10th: How important is representation to you? Is the representation that is out there generally good or bad? What is your favorite piece of representation? What you like to see more of in autism representation? What would you like to see less of? I would like to see the
Autism
April 9th: How has the pandemic impacted you? Has it changed routines? Do you like or dislike masks? What do you wish allistics and neurotypicals knew/understood about how the pandemic is impacting autistic people? Well, on one hand, the pandemic didn’t really affect me that much because I
Autism
April 8th: Talk about friendship. How important are friends to you? Do you find it hard to make and maintain friendships? Are your friends generally supportive? Is there anything about having friends that confuses you? I’ve gone through periods with lots of friends, and periods with no friends. I’
Autism
“Anyone with the mental and verbal ability to challenge autism research is not autistic on a scale that I care to recognise.” (p12 – ouch!) Wow. This is so dehumanizing. And if you don’t see autistics as human, you probably don’t have a problem with trying to cure them.
Uncategorized
April 7th: How are you with sarcasm and/or metaphors/figures of speech? Do you interpret things very literally? How well do you deal with sarcasm and metaphor? I do pretty well, most of the time. Autie-J — 30 Days of Autism Acceptance 2021
Autism
Autistic people have different sensory experiences, and when a parent either disagrees with or denies those sensory experiences, the impact it has on the autistic kid is gaslighting, even if it wasn’t intentional. My son is having stomach trouble at school. Twice in the last week he’s gone
Autism
April 6th: Are you able to drive? If so, was it difficult to learn? What was difficult about it? If not, do you use any alternatives? I learned to drive pretty easily, and got comfortable with very quickly. I really love the communication system of traffic laws and signs, and
Uncategorized
April 5th: What was school like for you, or what is it currently like for you if you are still in school? Elementary, high school, post-secondary? Riffing about my experience in education as an undiagnosed autistic person. Autie-J — 30 Days of Autism Acceptance 2021
Autism
April 4th: Are there any topics regarding autism that you feel don’t get discussed enough? Autie-J — 30 Days of Autism Acceptance 2021
Autism
April 3rd: How do you feel about dating/romantic relationships? Have you dated in the past/are you currently in a relationship/do you eventually want one? Do you feel that your experience of autism/stereotypes around autism and relationships impacts this? I met my partner 1998, and we will
Autism
April 2nd: Post your redinstead photos today. Alternatively, you could talk about what autistic pride/autism acceptance month means to you. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. For me, at least recently, acceptance has meant personal acceptance. I spent time after my diagnosis getting to know my
Autism
April 1st: Introduce yourself. Talk about who you are as a person. Your age, hobbies, special interests, family, etc. Anything you feel comfortable sharing. Hi! I’m Peter. I just turned 50 this year. I live in Des Moines with my partner and our two children, both of whom are