They are sorely short on Autism pics so you get this! Like all Autistics, I have never fit in. Ever. I can fake it pretty well but something is missing that prevents me from bonding with others. A few hangouts or dates and they usually bail leaving me in the wake of “What the hell [...]
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Autism Meltdown Harm Reduction Technique #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd3tFDR-SUc&lc=Ugxh7HgIjFmvQaYe_c54AaABAg Hi, I'm BeautiDivergent and I'm a 40 year old Autistic Woman. Let me tell you that being on the Autism Spectrum comes with plenty of quirky cravings and habits. To no ones surprise many of these come out during the Neurological Phenomena commonly referred to as a "Meltdown". Here I am sharing a trick [...]
Sensory and/or Meltdown Room for Adults: Part 1: Color Choice
A sample of calming colors we have found at local home improvement stores. When creating a Sensory/Meltdown Room for an Adult it may come as a surprise but the first consideration you should make is color choice. During a Sensory Session you don’t want the colors in your room to irritate anxiety or set off [...]
The Autistic Meltdown: A Metaphor
Imagine you're a Bull, a happy, well mannered Bull. One day the Rancher comes out to lead you to a trailer. You don't know where you are going but he's the Rancher and you don't really have a choice so you happily go along. You go to a place you've never been before, you've heard [...]
My Autism, A Legacy
Grandpa's Garden Now Autism is surrounded by much controversy as to what causes it. Is it vaccinations, no. Autism predates vaccinations. Is it abuse, no. The best parents in the world can have an Autistic child. Environmental, weak at best. As soon as a family changed environments they wouldn't have another Autistic child yet often [...]
Life at the Corner of Ableism and Sexism
Wasabi Horseradish is not a Pea! Six or seven years ago I had a little disagreement with my significant other and a familial male of mine. The contested information was that Wasabi is a Pea. Which it is not. Wasabi is a type of horseradish that grows in Japan. Most of the Wasabi in the [...]
I Am Not “With Autism”
Woman With Hat With child, with a broom, with her husband, with a hat, with the flu. What do all these imply? Something that is temporary condition, choice, or result of something that has happened to you such as choosing to have a child or being pregnant, picking up a broom, getting married, donning a [...]
