Autism

Past World Autism Awareness weeks have been geared at helping neurotypicals understand what our lives are like, but autistic people don’t receive much understanding or compassion in return. What I really hope for in these periods of ‘awareness’, are for autistic adults to find some comfort and perhaps learn how to make sense of some aspects of their autistic identity.

What it was like starting university without knowing I was autistic (and some tips if you’re starting out, too)

Coming out as non-binary as an autistic adult

Do autistic men and boys mask? What we know & what we need to find out about masking in autistic men.

Autistic women and girls are masking to such a degree that they risk late or missed diagnosis. Masking may help socially and professionally in the short term, but may also harm mental health and a person’s sense of self-worth in the process.