Today I wrote a *rant on twitter. I feel like this is a huge milestone of sorts. Part of an inevitable progression that went something like this: Be informed that I'm Autistic & have it confirmed via official evaluation. Start a blog/twitter/FB page. Write about my own life & figuring stuff out through the lens … Continue reading How To Listen/Autism Parent Twitter Rant
Author: Mamautistic
Preformed Performing
Reflections on my life and activism after re-reading "Clinically Significant Disturbance: On Theorists Who Theorize Theory of Mind" and being so tired & wordless lately. I have been a painfully honest person performing a preformed lie. Obsessed with accuracy in every other area of life, I still found myself trying to blend in. Trying to … Continue reading Preformed Performing
Dental Emergency
CW: dentist visit, tooth issues - nothing described in detail. I have a thing about teeth. One of my biggest fears has always been my teeth falling out. Unfortunately for me, I have really terrible teeth along with awful sensory issues surrounding toothbrushing. We also haven't had any money or insurance coverage to see dentists … Continue reading Dental Emergency
Flashback Friday – Plush Animals in Public
I've already written about how I lost my Pound Puppy (named Pound Puppy) as a teen and replaced him with another stuffed dog last year. Today, as I've recently been contemplating carrying my new stuffed dog to stressful dentist appointments, some memories of past public carrying have surfaced and are ready to be written about. … Continue reading Flashback Friday – Plush Animals in Public
Mismatched Dishes
I eat from mismatched dishes. They're my favorite kind. Lonely, without the rest of their set, they wait. I find them on shelves and tables at thrift or charity shops, at church rummage sales, and at yard sales. I bring them home and they become part of my very unique and awesome set of dishes. … Continue reading Mismatched Dishes
Ableism and Waste Reduction
Two of the topics on which I am an expert and I regularly rhapsodize regarding are reducing garbage output and reusing or repurposing old things instead of throwing them away as part of reducing garbage output. These topics are intricately intertwined in my mind and I'm always looking for new information and experiences relating to … Continue reading Ableism and Waste Reduction
Autism, Chances, and Abuse
In the last several years I've watched many of my Autistic friends get out of bad or abusive relationships. The majority of these relationships lasted for over a decade or even two. It is such a sad thing to me that my friends were in abusive relationships for so many years and their situations have … Continue reading Autism, Chances, and Abuse
Kittens!!!
CW: Pet death mentioned briefly About a year ago now the cats we'd had for many years died. I waited not-so-patiently all that year for my family members to be ready to get another cat. I was ready pretty much immediately to go out and adopt all the cats possible, but other family members needed … Continue reading Kittens!!!
Difficult Days
It's easier to write on the better days and there have been a lot of difficult days lately. So, on this difficult day, I'm attempting to capture some things now. It's not an exhaustive/complete list by any means, but I have a vague idea of this still being a good thing to try and write. … Continue reading Difficult Days
Tomorrow
I'll do it tomorrow, I always think. There's plenty of time. But tomorrow never comes and the time slips away. Suddenly it's been two weeks and I've nothing tangible to show for it. Nothing visible, nothing that seems important. But I have done things. I finished reading Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate and Library of … Continue reading Tomorrow
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