Swimming: ultimate sanctuary/sensory nightmare
At time of writing, the forecast maximums for the next four days where I live in the suburbs surrounding Brisbane are 34, 31, 33, and 35 (that last one is today!). That’s Celsius. And it’s spring, not summer yet. Smack bang in the middle of…
Rejection sensitive dysphoria and its connection to Autism
By the time I reached my late teens, I couldn’t walk through the local shopping centre without feeling like everyone was laughing at me. That I had never met these people didn’t matter. That they were occupied with others in their own circle of friends,…
With love and support this ADHD Awareness Month
A few months after I received my Autism diagnosis, the psychiatrist I’d been seeing suggested that I also had ADHD-like (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) symptoms, and sent me for psychometric testing. I have written about this before, outlining the range of assessments I underwent, the…
25 unmasking tips to help Autistic people remove the mask
Almost a year since I discovered that I’m Autistic, I realise that most people really don’t care. Some in a good way. They accept me for who I am and have even said that learning that I’m Autistic didn’t come as a major surprise to…
Life and the great Autism trade off
A few weeks ago, the occupational therapist I’ve been working with asked me if I wanted to talk about accommodations for when I return to work. That I experienced a sudden rise in temperature and felt the bottom drop out of my stomach said much…
Autistic people and animals: a bond beyond words
In Australia, spring did sprung. Ah, spring has spranged. Spring has springed? In Australia, it is now spring…and in Brisbane that means new growth and flowers, endless blue skies and warm days (we’ve already hit 30 degrees and had storms rolling through), the return of…