Have we not had enough of thinner influencers thinking they’re on to something revolutionary by leaning forward to make fake belly rolls and then telling people even thin bodies have rolls of “fat”? [...]
Ariadne eloquently describes the difference between her severe childhood trauma and the way her innate autism affects how she processes and sees the world. […]
If your young child was diagnosed with autism and you keep this a secret from them, it can cause a lot of harm. An autistic woman to whom this happened explains why. A child psychiatrist [...]
Can an autistic adult bang or hit their head hard enough to trigger a brain bleed? […]
If you suspect autism but then read these autistic traits, you might end up swearing you’re not autistic even though you really are. […]
When an autistic person requires “low support needs,” does this mean the so-called accommodations? […]
You have a right to oppose Taxotere to avoid permanently losing your hair. A woman who’s about to undergo breast cancer treatment may be fully aware that a very small percentage of patients who receive [...]
If a tiny glioblastoma multiforme is spotted incidentally on a head CT for a different reason, could the patient be cured? […]
It’s impossible not to notice if your urine has an odd or stronger than usual smell. […]
A dentist explains three surprising reasons why you continue feeling food stuck between your teeth despite repeated flossing and not being able to locate the food with a fingernail. […]
Is repeatedly clicking your teeth throughout the day one of your autistic stims and you’re wondering if over time, this could damage your teeth or bite alignment? […]
“Maybe she has cancer,” you might hear when commenting how thin a woman is and assuming she has an eating disorder. Is it cancer or anorexia nervosa? […]
Here are 10 common symptoms that you’d never think could be caused by cancer, but they can be. […]
If you have a late diagnosis of ASD, should you tell your cardiologist, whether you’re being seen for heart symptoms or just for a routine checkup? […]
I’m slugging below the belt here in that it infuriates me that so many parents allow their autistic kids to get fat; I don’t mean thick, but obese. […]
It’s a very peculiar phenomenon: Most people imitate gunshots when talking about a shooting instead of just saying, “I heard gunshots.” […]
Timothy Blackwell’s dynamic drawings are printed on tee shirts, sweater tops and tote bags. […]
An oral surgeon talks about an oral cancer that you probably have never heard of – and it can be deadly if not treated in time. You’ve probably heard of squamous cell carcinoma, the most [...]
We are the ASD Band; all our musicians are autistic and we write and record original songs. Here’s our message. ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are ASD Band (pictured above), and all of [...]
Have you been experiencing a sensation of shortness of breath that seems connected to your rotator cuff problem? […]
There are 10 distinct reasons why some autistic people avoid eye contact as much as possible or, if they do hold it, they still find it troublesome. […]
An autistic college professor lived falsely as a neurotypical for 20 years. […]
Can someone have ONLY edema from chronic heart failure yet have no other symptoms such as easy fatigue from activities that normally never tired them? […]
You keep hearing that whoosh whoosh in your ear that synchronizes with the beat of your heart: pulsatile tinnitus. […]
A vocal cord dysfunction or spasm is frightening because it makes you feel like you’ll die from not being able to breathe in enough air. […]
Suddenly you have difficulty inhaling, as though your airway is the diameter of a straw. […]
Do you sometimes feel as though your nasal passages are narrowed, causing a feeling of resistance when inhaling? […]
Does an annoying pepper smell seem to be coming from inside your nose? […]
What are the variables that can dictate length of time for checking your moles for melanoma? […]
You know that odd mole is probably melanoma, but you decide to just “wait and see what happens.” If you do this for five years, how bad can the melanoma get? Well, that’s a fair [...]
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer in the world. […]
A woman had a tiny melanoma removed; five years later she was terminal. […]
A melanoma on a toe, either on the skin or under the nail, can be particularly unnerving vs. a melanoma elsewhere. […]
Is that white speck on your breast nipple more likely to be a melanoma than a harmless cyst or some other benign condition? […]
Are you pretty sure you just suffered a grade I AC joint sprain but you can’t see the “bump” it’s supposed to have? […]
If I don’t care what anyone thinks of me, then why do I mask my autistic stimming (repetitive behaviors) in public? […]
Can strength training or working out with weights reduce frequency, intensity and/or duration of autistic meltdowns in adults? […]
Neurotypicals must stop seeing Autistics as a subspecies or different species of human, and Autistic people need to do their part too as far as viewing humans as all one kind. […]
An autistic adult who presents childlike with an intellectual disability may actually have a high IQ and a professional job. […]
You’re hiking along a scenic trail when suddenly you feel your heart flutter or thump: palpitations. […]
