On Writing, Monotropism, and Parenting while Autistic

(image description: close-up photo of driftwood with shadows on it and a piece of grass. text reads AU with an exponent of Tr, meant to indicate how trauma impacts autism exponentially) There are projects and there are Projects. This morning while I made tea, I started to scrape more paint off the kitchen cabinets despite … Continue reading On Writing, Monotropism, and Parenting while Autistic →

Resources on autism, disability, and child sexual abuse and exploitation

(image description: close-up photo of driftwood with shadows on it and a piece of grass. text reads AU with an exponent of Tr, meant to indicate how trauma impacts autism exponentially) Content Warning: To help me back-up my points with other sources, I am citing sources that medicalize and pathologize autism and posttraumatic stress injuries. … Continue reading Resources on autism, disability, and child sexual abuse and exploitation →

Sensory Trauma Changes Everything

(image description: close-up photo of driftwood with shadows on it and a piece of grass. text reads AU with an exponent of Tr, meant to indicate how trauma impacts autism exponentially) Content Warning: To help me back-up my points with other sources, I am citing sources that medicalize and pathologize autism and posttraumatic stress … Continue reading Sensory Trauma Changes Everything →

Beginning to Connect the Dots — Complex Trauma and Autism

Content Warning: To help me back-up my points with other sources, I am citing sources that medicalize and pathologize autism and posttraumatic stress injuries. Please read with caution and take good care of yourselves. (I will try to add this content warning to all of my posts, but I might miss them sometimes! Please bear … Continue reading Beginning to Connect the Dots — Complex Trauma and Autism →