Have you been told your toddler or preschooler can’t possibly be autistic because they have good eye contact? Are you aware that this is outdated thinking? It’s a thing: Parents being told that their young [...]
There’s plenty of joy in having two autistic children. […]
Mark’s autistic daughter is six and finds eye contact very uncomfortable. […]
The mole was 3 millimeters and, under magnification had a dark solid spot that was NOT there two years ago. […]
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! […]
Just because shoveling snow burns more calories than walking doesn’t mean it effectively replaces conventional exercise. […]
Or perhaps gym workouts mean you ARE comfortable in your skin. […]
Lidocaine injected into my face at multiple points caused a side effect of feeling lightheaded and faint, likely a vasovagal response. […]
Have you discovered a small hard lump just below your sternum and between the ribs in that area? Are you wondering why you never noticed this before? […]
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? […]
Yes, there is a such thing as “good” and “bad” food. Why wouldn’t ingesting toxins be a bad thing? […]
Feeling “old” because you’re retired? Here’s how to reverse that. This goes for those who’ve retired early as well. […]
It’s not a hernia, so what on earth IS that small, hard lump below your sternum that has no “give” when you press into it? […]
Many black men proudly sport a bald head, which means a lot of sun exposure. […]
You’re straining for the last few reps of your heavy bench dips when suddenly, you leak urine. You feel the wetness in your underwear but must do the last rep. […]
Can a wart on your hand or finger ever transform into melanoma, a deadly skin cancer? To put this another way, does the mere existence of wart tissue make it more likely that the pigment [...]
Simply glancing at your feet and toes for melanoma isn’t enough. […]
Do you wrinkle up your face while lifting heavy weights or straining for those last few reps? You’re trading smooth skin for a sculpted physique. […]
Do you do exercises with a thick, taut band around your upper legs with the idea of slimming your heavy outer thighs? […]
If all you can do is upper body strength training, how effective will this be for abdominal weight loss and a smaller waistline? […]
Many adults are getting diagnosed with autism. Something is making them seek an assessment. […]
Headache, feeling tired, achy, joint pain, bleeding gums, dizziness, nausea – have you been where ticks live recently? You could have RMSF. […]
Bike riding is a fun way to exercise or just get out there and be active, but what if you have a DVT in your leg? Is it safe to ride your bicycle or even [...]
My parents first noticed that something was wrong with my skin when I was three years old. […]
When I was four years old, my mother noticed that I didn’t sweat. […]
A morbidly obese woman couldn’t understand why she got fat despite pushing her baby “tons and tons” in a stroller. […]
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, [...]
Do you feel a periodic chill that lasts a while but your thyroid’s normal and the temperature in your home is 73 or 74? Chills can be a sign of lymphoma. […]
Why might a woman’s middle increase with age but her legs and arms stay thin? What can thin younger women do to prevent this imbalance down the road? […]
Can’t find a simple definition of “discrete nodule”? Here, a physician explains precisely what a discrete nodule is. […]
They ARE intelligent, but people have no idea these traits are also driven by autism. This can lead to a delayed autism assessment. […]
Burnout among medical professionals and other frontline workers is an epidemic in and of itself. […]
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. […]
With Ehlers-Danlos syndromes comes five superpowers. […]
My brother’s fight with hyperinsulinism seemed like it lasted forever. It started when he was just six months old, which that in itself is very rare, but I will get into that later. [...]
Shannyn McCauley explains why her legs feel like worms are inside trying to get out, and the treatment she finally discovered that has dramatic results. […]
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? […]
Addison’s disease can be fatal and also go misdiagnosed for many months. The symptoms are quite varied and can mimic other conditions. […]
The most striking thing about keratoconus and the apparently other congenital eye diseases that greeted me upon, or relatively shortly thereafter, my birth (i.e., amblyopia, alternating vision), is that I’ve never known what it is [...]
