Why We Stim: An Homage to Spinning, Rocking and Autistic Worldview
I once took an online class taught by a spiritual teacher and discovered that people pay him a fortune to attend retreats in South...
The Perils of Un-diagnosing and "Curing" Autism
I'm fairly certain that if I was a child today, someone trained would have diagnosed me early on. I did not acknowledge my mother when...
4 Tips to Get an Accurate Autism Evaluation as an Adult
Tip #1: Keep a journal Organize your journal according to the following themes to help yourself see patterns and trigger memories that...
The Link Between Autism and Intuition
I remember making throat stims as a little girl. These vibrations eased the sensory pain I was feeling in my body but I was quickly told...
Sharp Instruments and Sensory Integration
Today in the shower I discovered a scrape on my knee. I have no idea how it got there in the first place but it had suddenly started to...
The Importance of Ritual & Routine
I have vivid memories of washing my hair at my mother's insistence with the icy water from a pump when we went camping as a girl. It was...
Emotional Trauma and Autism: The Stockholm Syndrome Dilemma
In hindsight, I suppose that the other kids in middle school were looking forward to the last bell of the day, but I absolutely dreaded...
Take Talk to the Next Level: 6 Conversation Skills for Highly Verbal Teens and Adults
It's easy to assume that hyperverbal teens and adults on the spectrum don't have problems communicating. BUT there are many subtle skills...
