It’s well documented that autistic people are more vulnerable to sexual assault than their neurotypical counterparts. One of many reasons for this, and the topic of this blog post, is an uncertainty about appropriateness of touch. I’ve heard some say this is about sensory processing, but I’d personally say this issue is less about physically processing the…
Hey everyone. This is an updated version of an article I wrote for AutismAfter16 about 6 years ago! I felt it was worth sharing here, so I’ve gone through and tweaked it to my current standards. This is a topic I care about deeply on a very personal level, and it’s so rarely discussed. Let…
Hello Internet! I’m finally back home after visiting family in Alaska with my mother. Apologies for the long delay between updates. I found an article this morning on my Facebook newsfeed: Autism characteristics differ by gender, studies find …and, well, anyone who knows me knows where this is going. I’m too chatty for my own…
When the average person thinks of autism, or Asperger’s, she likely thinks of the stereotypical social difficulties. Because social problems are often the easiest to see and notice, neurotypicals have a tendency to think of autism as a largely (if not entirely) social disorder. While this is far from the truth, it is not an…
The inspiration for this particular blog post comes from a somewhat unlikely source: I recently stumbled across a thread in a forum called “Ask Women” on the popular website Reddit.com titled, “What are some things that make women uncomfortable and are not totally obvious?” Many of you may be familiar with the format of this…
