Apr 23, 2019
"People with autism don't have sex." "People with autism just
aren't interested in sex." "People with autism can't maintain
relationships, especially complex ones."
These are just a few of the blatant myths that surround autistics,
sex and relationships. Joining Leo Jones is 'Ruby' and 'Bloodfox',
two autistic...
30 Days of Autism Acceptance Challenge - Day 7: Favorite Autistic Blog(s)
Apr 9, 2019
I am switching day 7 and 8,
as the day 7 topic - The Autism Community - is not as easy to write
about, and frankly, I've got a lot to discuss. In the meantime,
enjoy!
Below is a decent list of great
blogs and pages to follow, but by no means complete nor in any
order. I cannot pick just one favorite.
AbledsAreWeird
30 Days of Autism Acceptance Challenge - Day 6: Supports and Appreciation
Apr 9, 2019
There are so many people in
my life that are extremely supportive, but for privacy reasons I'm
leaving out their names. But I genuinely and deeply appreciate
them, more than words can express. For the time being, I just want
to briefly cover the supports that started me on the path that I
find myself today:
My parents...
30 Days of Autism Acceptance Challenge - Day 5: Special Interests
Apr 8, 2019
My special interests change over time, but here's a few that have stuck with me for years:
- Yo-Yos
While I don't throw much anymore, I
am still fascinated and enjoy yo-yos. I even still have a Hyper
Yo-Yo case with nearly all of my yo-yos in it; my favorites include
the Spintastics TigerShark, Henry's Viper, Yomega's...
30 Days of Autism Acceptance Challenge - Day 4: Reactions to “coming out”
Apr 5, 2019
Day 4 and I've fallen into a
pattern of answering these late at night - this one will get posted
a bit late. My apologies; I will get back on time by the
weekend.
To be honest, I never called it
“coming out” because I associated that phrase specifically with the
LGBTQIA+ community, and as an otherwise straight...