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AuDHD and me: My nesting habits
When I first started this blog, I was writing largely about my own personal experiences. Back then, the only diagnoses I had (that would stick) were autism and a substance misuse disorder "in remission". I wrote largely about my experiences as an Autistic addict in recovery, and not
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What is alexithymia?
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What is alexithymia?
Recently i wrote about alexithymia and it's ramifications for our mental health. Since publishing that post, it has come to my attention that many people feel this is an underdiscussed area and weren't sure exactly what it means. So, what is it? Simply put, it means
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Autism and alexithymia: The fallout for our mental health
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Autism and alexithymia: The fallout for our mental health
Autism and alexithymia are two things you might see discussed in tandem quite regularly. In fact, Vaiouli and Panayiotou (2021) found a strong postive correlation beween Autistic experience and alexithymia with Kinnaird et al (2019) finding a prevalence rate of nearly 50% among Autistic people. Considering the very high rates
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Autism and pain: When pain management options are limited
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Autism and pain: When pain management options are limited
I have recently been writing about the Autistic experience of pain and the risk that it presents to Autistic people when medical professionals do not understand the way we display pain. Some of us, however, live with chronic pain and are prescribed painkillers. For a lot of people in that
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The Solitary Container
How neuronormativity disables the bodymind
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Invite your friends to read David's Divergent Discussions
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Being Autistic doesn’t automatically make you a good person
Neurodiversity
Being Autistic doesn't automatically make you a good person
When I was new to the Autistic community, I was somewhat naive. Compared to the circles I had existed within during active addiction, everyone seemed very supportive and generally decent. Unfortunately, I had a rude awakening. Not all Autistic people have good intentions. We are human, and thus subject to