My highly neurodivergent family is moving. By "my highly neurodivergent family" I mean myself, Counterpart, my girlfriend, and our combined five children. Descriptions of our neurodivergences: All but two of us are Autistic. At least five of us have ADHD and I might have that too. Haven't been evaluated for ADHD, but it seems likely. … Continue reading Autistic House Moving Pandemic Style
Current Events
Liars are Illusions or How Gaslighting Leads to Meltdowns
All week I've been mulling over how lying (either to or about me) is one of the fastest ways for someone else to bring me to a state of meltdown. I considered why that might be the case and then came across a perceptive tweet regarding another liar, the father in the #PuppetGate play, which … Continue reading Liars are Illusions or How Gaslighting Leads to Meltdowns
Some #ActuallyAutistic Advice for #ElmoMum
An #ElmoMum elaboration in three short parts. Part the first: Background Part the second: Context Part the third: Advice (with swearing) [You are here.] 3 - Advice (with swearing) Disclaimer: This is general advice and is far from a complete list. Most of it comes down to treating your child like a fully functioning Autistic … Continue reading Some #ActuallyAutistic Advice for #ElmoMum
More Context on #ElmoMum
An #ElmoMum elaboration in three short parts. The last link should be correct once the third part is posted. Part the first: Background Part the second: Context [You are here] Part the third: Advice (with swearing) (3/18/18) 2 - Context This section originally began as a Facebook post, that you can read here. One of the … Continue reading More Context on #ElmoMum
Some Background Re: #ElmoMum
An #ElmoMum elaboration in three short parts. Links should be accurate as the posts are published. Part the first: Background [You are here] Part the second: Context (3/17/18) Part the third: Advice (with swearing) (3/18/18) 1 - Background One reason I wrote my last post about evaluating books about parenting Autistic children is because, at the … Continue reading Some Background Re: #ElmoMum
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
Ableism and the War on Drugs
CW: police misconduct, the war on drugs, racism. I've been upset and dismayed, but not surprised, over the last few days as reports of the police officer mistreating Connor Leibel have shown up all over my social media feeds. As someone who has extensively studied the history and sociology of drug use and prohibition, I believe … Continue reading Ableism and the War on Drugs
Politics, Discouragement, and Energy
I'm writing this post primarily for myself so please don't read it if you're feeling horribly overwhelmed by politics right now too. Maybe it'll help others to know that they aren't the only ones feeling this way though, so I'm putting it out here! I'm getting ever more discouraged with the state of political discourse … Continue reading Politics, Discouragement, and Energy
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