Actually Autistic

One of the most difficult parts about being Autistic is the relentless bullying that starts in childhood and often continues for the rest of our lives.

Today I am going to talk about strategies for dealing with Autistic Chronic Fatigue. I want to be clear at the start here that I have no idea what causes chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS. CFS may have multiple underlying causes. We don't know. However the symptoms do seem to be shared in a similar way by multiple people. My working hypothesis is that it seems like a different condition in Autistics for the same reason that everything else seems different in Autistics. It's because Allistics and Autistic are wired differently.

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and you or someone you know.

There is such a thing as being too flexible.

The title says it all :)

The Intense World Theory is a hypothetical model of Autism that posits that Autistic traits are the result of heightened sensory sensitivity and that different Autistics have different sensitivities.

Some of the many ways that Autistics and Allistics communicate differently.

A few strategies

Autistic traits can include wide variations of how we process visual information internally

I'm seeing a lot of people I love giving up on wearing a mask in public. It's breaking my heart and you can hear it in my voice on this episode. Covid is not over.

In this episode I talk about Functional Labels and Applied Behavioral Analysis. I don't go into a lot of grisly details so you should be able to listen to it if you want to without hearing anything traumatizing. It's just a very quick overview. 

Sometimes the only way to win is not to play the game

Lists of Autistic traits on social media is one of the ways that many adult Autistics figure out who they are

Hyper focus and dedication to learning everything about a particular topic are very common Autistic traits

Autistics are often said to have "Spiky Profiles." 

Getting an official diagnosis can be difficult and expensive but is it even worth it?

Autistic Burnout is devastating and we know a lot about what can trigger it but very little about what causes it.

Yes, Autistics are often highly empathic!

Autistics often have much higher sensory perception than Allistics do. This can lead to both pleasure and pain. When there is too much sensory input without enough time/space to process it that can lead to an Autistic meltdown

Yes! Autistic brains are different

Self diagnosis is not only valid it's essential.

A brief discussion about the connection between Autistic traits and jesters

Autistic masking - what is it and do all Autistics do it?

Many Autistics don't know they are Autistic until they are adults. It's a discovery that can be quite joyful but also has unique challenges.

Terminology in the Autistic community - a brief summary of a contentious topic

In this episode Rachel discusses how to spot predatory organizations 

A brief announcement about the upcoming Autism Appreciation Month episodes

Hullo peoples! Hope you are all doing as best as can be hoped under the circumstances.