Great review of Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate by Cynthia Kim. Counterpart found this to be the most helpful book for trying to understand me better ❤ So I wholeheartedly recommend it for allistic (non-autistic) spouses, partners, friends, etc. I loved it myself too!
Reblog
Reblog – I’m conducting a study, care to participate?
A research survey opportunity for anyone who’s interested! You do not need to be Autistic to participate 🙂
I am conducting a student project entitled “Investigating emotion regulation in adults with and without  Autism Spectrum Conditions”. Do you have a spare 15 minutes to help us with our research? If so please click here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GHG66PG
If you don’t mind could you share it with those you know? You don’t have to have ASD to participate.
Thank you, and have a great day guys,
Sasha x
70 of the absolute BEST #ActuallyAutistic blog posts I’ve ever read (300th post)

I don’t usually reblog – preferring to share things on Facebook and Twitter instead – but this is a treasure of resources and as we move towards mid-April, I’d like to boost more actually Autistic voices.
Disclaimer: I’ve not read every single post on this list, but the ones I have read are wonderful and I’m planning to eventually read them all as I’m able to manage it 🙂
In the very first post on this blog and on my currently-pinned Twitter tweet, I state that “The Silent Wave”, on a grander scale, is not about me; it’s about all of us (especially those of us who are either recently diagnosed or otherwise adult-diagnosed on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum), as we find ourselves and chart a new route through the waters of life.
In my attempt to live up to that statement not just by saying it, but by following through with evidential action, I’ve tried to start a little informal tradition in which, every hundredth post or so, I write a post that hands over the megaphone from my loud mouth to the well-deserving voices. These commemorative posts have actually become my favorite ones to write!
Today, for my 300th post, I’d like to celebrate (oh god, there’s so much to celebrate–the community, the feedback, the cohesion, the variance…
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