Your child could be autistic without you realizing it. Here are reasons you may not have even considered that could be making you miss autism signs. […]

Sensory issues can be quite varied among autistic people, even though only a handful of sensory issues get a lot of attention. […]

I was diagnosed with autism in middle age. Here’s how I felt the very moment I saw Autism Spectrum Disorder on the report. […]

How does an evaluator distinguish between the innate autistic brain and a neurotypical broken by childhood family dysfunction and lack of affection? […]

I’m a clinically diagnosed Autistic but don’t have several very common, well-publicized autistic traits. […]

As an autistic woman I will explain what it means to be mildly autistic. There is no known biomarker that proves there can’t be a such thing as mild autism. […]

Take it from an Autistic woman: Staying silent about your suspicion that a family member is autistic will do tremendous harm. […]

I initially thought it was a play on the word “artistic,” but there’s actually some truth to that. […]

How did I, as well as many other kids, get through elementary, junior high and high school without any teachers spotting the autism? […]

Has a psychologist or other related practitioner told you that you can’t be autistic because (fill in the blank)? […]

This isn’t about autistic people learning how to avoid a meltdown. […]

A reader commented on my post that autism is the latest fad diagnosis, engineered by Big Pharma to make money, like ADHD is. […]

There’s plenty of joy in having two autistic children. […]

I’m an autistic woman who’s had jobs well-suited for my ASD. If you’re on the Autism Spectrum you’ll want to strongly consider these jobs! […]

If you can accommodate your sensory issues in the privacy of your home, are you less autistic than the Autist who struggles with sensory issues in public? […]

Many adults are getting diagnosed with autism. Something is making them seek an assessment. […]

I’m a prolific illustrator and never knew that my autism – which would not even be diagnosed until many years later – influenced my artwork in college. So there I was, in college art class, [...]

They ARE intelligent, but people have no idea these traits are also driven by autism. This can lead to a delayed autism assessment. […]

It’s so bizarre how I’d always identify someone ELSE as being autistic, while having no idea that one day I myself would be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. […]

Anyone diagnosed with autism in middle age very likely saw this coming, since the assessment is usually preceded by much reflection and research. […]

Are you middle age and wondering if you could be autistic? Are you thinking that middle age is just too old to pursue an assessment for ASD? […]

Yes, autism DOES come with superpowers. I can’t split the Red Sea, but I have exceptional abilities that are clearly the result of an autistic brain. […]

Is autism the latest “fad diagnosis” or is there validity to why so many adults these days are getting an autism diagnosis? What’s really going on here? […]

Not just an occasional sniff, but do you frequently and intensely smell your hair because this brings immense joy? […]

By the time a person decides they’re ready for an autism assessment, what’s the likelihood they’ll get the diagnosis? […]

Not all autistic women have perfected the art of masking. Masking isn’t for every autistic person. There are other coping mechanisms. […]

Diagnosed Autistic in middle-age, I very much embrace the phrase, “I’m on the Spectrum.” I think it’s cool. But not every autistic person feels the same way. […]

As an autistic woman I don’t owe a stranger a neurotypical face. By the same token, an NT woman with a serious face doesn’t owe strangers a smile, either. […]

How could I have the same disorder – autism spectrum — as someone who hardly speaks, needs constant supervision and has meltdowns over small changes? […]

I’m autistic, deeply fascinated by racial ambiguity, colorism, the way people look whose parents are different races. […]

If you’re autistic imagine an angel appears at your deathbed and offers the chance to return in another life but as a neurotypical. Would you go for it? […]

Getting denied an autism diagnosis would’ve crushed me. I didn’t know what I was going to do if the examiner told me I was neurotypical. […]

Because humans didn’t evolve to embrace fluorescent lights or noisy crowds in enclosed spaces; makes you wonder how many with autism breezed through life before modern technology. […]

There’s no reason why autistic women can’t train their bodies to be strong, sturdy and ready to combat anxiety, depression and life’s curveballs. […]

Just exactly how do hyperfixations in autism spectrum disorder arise in the first place? Are they foreseeable? Or do special interests “just happen”? […]

There are quirky neurotypicals. There are non-autistic people who have what would be considered autistic traits. […]