Nelson Mandela wrote, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Communicating in a way that goes to the heart is important in any...
You hear a lot of talk about boundaries these days. That's probably because it's so important to respect boundaries, not only others' boundaries, but also your own. The poet Maya Angelou wrote, "I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is...
Many autistic people have their favorite repetitive behaviors, quirks, or mannerisms. These self-stimulatory behaviors are called stims. Do you stim? Some of the most common are shaking or flapping your hands (“jazz hands”), fiddling with your fingers, rocking, spinning around, spinning objects, and tapping your...
Guest Blog written by Sxdni (they/ze) Rottweiler puppy by shrub, shyly resting their chin on a flagstone wall I am a late-affirmed, AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) autistic adult whose “people-pleasing” and introspective childhood tendencies were unrecognized autistic traits. As a kid, I think I...