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Diagnosis & identity
Getting a diagnosis, late or early, and what it does to how you see yourself, including masking, co-occurring conditions and dealing with clinicians.
Latest in this topic
- "You Seem Fine": The Hidden Work of Autistic Masking and What It Costs
Masking11 min read
- AuDHD: When Autism and ADHD Live in the Same Head
AuDHD10 min read
- Relief, Then Grief: Making Sense of a Late Autism Diagnosis
Late diagnosis10 min read
3 articles
Thinking & feeling
How autistic attention, motivation and emotional awareness work from the inside.
Latest in this topic
- Autistic Inertia: Why Starting Is the Hardest Part
Inertia11 min read
- Monotropism: Why Autistic Deep Focus Is a Strength With a Switching Cost
Monotropism12 min read
- "I Don't Know What I Feel": Alexithymia and Interoception in Autism
Interoception11 min read
5 articles
Sensory & regulation
Sensory load, stimming, meltdowns and shutdowns, burnout and sleep, and what helps the nervous system settle.
Latest in this topic
- From Survival to Sustainability: Understanding Autistic Burnout in Working Adults
Burnout10 min read
- Why Autistic People Stim — And Why Stopping Them Is the Wrong Goal
Stimming13 min read
- The 5pm Sensory Bill: Why Parenting Hits Autistic Adults Hardest at the End of the Day
Autistic parenting10 min read
3 articles
School & work
Education and employment: disclosure, accommodations, and settings that fit.
Latest in this topic
- Should You Tell Your Employer You're Autistic? A Practical Decision Guide
Disclosure at work11 min read
- When University Finally Fits: Autistic Students Running Their Own Term
University11 min read
- School Can't, Not Won't: Why Some Autistic Children Cannot Go to School, and What Helps
School10 min read
2 articles
Social life
The real cost of socialising, and how autistic people build connection on their own terms.
Latest in this topic
- The Social Hangover: Why Autistic People Need Time Alone Afterwards
- Why Five Minutes of Small Talk Can Drain an Autistic Person for Hours
See all articles: Social lifeSocial exhaustion · 9 min read
Small talk fatigue · 10 min read