I mentioned I got diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a previous post. I wanted to go more into depth about what that...

I want to express how important it is for an autistic person to feel safe around others. A lot of autistic people can cling to one person...

I got diagnosed with autism at 20 years old. It took less than a month to get the full diagnosis. I had 3 meetings with a psychologist....

I've been wanting to talk about the communication deficits autistic people face. A lot of the time we are misunderstood because we don't...

1. "You don't look autistic." There is no look to autism, so this comment can come off a little rude. It makes it seem like you're...

TRIGGER WARNING: suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts Hi everyone! I'm sorry for not posting anything in a while. I have been going...

Meltdowns are a common thing to happen in the autistic community. A meltdown could be someone going silent, as well as someone yelling at...

I've mentioned the stereotype that autistic people lack empathy, but a lot of people mistake empathy for sympathy. They are not the same...

I wanted to share this video of my sister interviewing me about autism. I made a video where I interviewed my mom before, but this shares...

1. Getting annoyed because we are asking too many questions If someone who is autistic is asking a million questions about a topic, then...

I have had a few people tell me that "ADHD is on the spectrum". I wanted to make sure it was clear that while ADHD is a spectrum, it is...

Hi everyone! I know I usually focus on autism on this blog, but I want to talk about something a little different today. It is common to...

Hi, welcome back to my blog! I wanted to answer some questions I have been asked about autism. If you are interested in a second video,...

Saying "high functioning" and "low functioning" is offensive to a lot of people in the autism community. I understand how this may be...

I went to a dance recital this weekend for my old dance school. I danced from the age of 4 until I was 17. I skipped a few years off and...

TRIGGER WARNING: suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts. I remember the day the cops showed up at my house and I was taken away in...

As I got older, I realized there are a lot of things I did as a kid that I don't think were considered "normal." Some of them might just...

I have heard of several people with autism being called a smart ass or rude because they take things like "killing two birds with one...

Hi everyone! I did something a little different for this post and made a video interviewing my mom on her perspective of me having...

Autism is a developmental disorder. This means that our brains developed differently from a neurotypical person's brain. There is a...