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diff --git a/content/entry/autism-and-memory.md b/content/entry/autism-and-memory.md index 3e5c269..65a9d7f 100644 --- a/content/entry/autism-and-memory.md +++ b/content/entry/autism-and-memory.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Autism and Memory" date: 2022-07-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- [Memory function in autism has been studied for decades.](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_and_memory) The research is fascinating to me because I have high-functioning autism and it helps me describe things I already implicitly know about myself. People with high-functioning autism such as myself have both difficulties and strengths in memory compared with neurotypicals. diff --git a/content/entry/challenges-driving-with-autism.md b/content/entry/challenges-driving-with-autism.md index 8f52d05..256c54c 100644 --- a/content/entry/challenges-driving-with-autism.md +++ b/content/entry/challenges-driving-with-autism.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Challenges Driving With Autism" date: 2022-10-25T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- Driving with autism is challenging sometimes. I'd like to share some of the difficulties I've faced driving as a person with high-functioning autism. Remember that I'm just one person with autism. Autistic brains are more different from each other than neurotypical brains, so the experiences I'm sharing here only reflect my life, not that of every autistic person. diff --git a/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md b/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md index 1b506f0..43523f2 100644 --- a/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md +++ b/content/entry/coming-out-as-autistic.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Coming Out as Autistic" date: 2022-05-16T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- I've been considering writing about high-functioning autism for months now. I'm not used to sharing much about my life here, but I think what I have to say about autism can do a lot of good. Maybe it can help others be more understanding and empathetic towards autistic people. diff --git a/content/entry/how-to-help-an-autistic-person.md b/content/entry/how-to-help-an-autistic-person.md index 0d44b6a..13e025d 100644 --- a/content/entry/how-to-help-an-autistic-person.md +++ b/content/entry/how-to-help-an-autistic-person.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "How to Help an Autistic Person" date: 2023-02-02T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- ## How Not to Help an Autistic Person diff --git a/content/entry/i-am-autistic-not-retarded.md b/content/entry/i-am-autistic-not-retarded.md index 0a23e8d..0d8930d 100644 --- a/content/entry/i-am-autistic-not-retarded.md +++ b/content/entry/i-am-autistic-not-retarded.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "I Am Autistic, Not Retarded" date: 2022-12-26T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- The autism spectrum is very broad. In this entry, I'm exclusively referring to high-functioning autistics like myself. diff --git a/content/entry/i-got-diagnosed.md b/content/entry/i-got-diagnosed.md index 279a67c..6b2e668 100644 --- a/content/entry/i-got-diagnosed.md +++ b/content/entry/i-got-diagnosed.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "I Got Diagnosed" date: 2023-02-21T00:00:01 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- Since I diagnosed myself with autism and some people deceive themselves into thinking they have conditions they don't, I felt it necessary to provide evidence of my autism to readers so I'd have credibility writing about the topic. So, in the middle of last year, I wrote an entry listing [my reasons for believing that I'm autistic](/2022/05/16/coming-out-as-autistic/). diff --git a/content/entry/identifying-and-processing-emotions-with-alexithymia.md b/content/entry/identifying-and-processing-emotions-with-alexithymia.md index ca9255a..72366a1 100644 --- a/content/entry/identifying-and-processing-emotions-with-alexithymia.md +++ b/content/entry/identifying-and-processing-emotions-with-alexithymia.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Identifying And Processing Emotions With Alexithymia" date: 2022-07-02T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- ## Introduction diff --git a/content/entry/im-different-but-not-in-a-cool-way.md b/content/entry/im-different-but-not-in-a-cool-way.md index aff7466..10b1ac8 100644 --- a/content/entry/im-different-but-not-in-a-cool-way.md +++ b/content/entry/im-different-but-not-in-a-cool-way.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "I'm Different, but Not in a Cool Way" date: 2023-01-31T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- I'm different, but not in the cool, quirky, interesting, and relatable way. I'm different in ways that make everyone around me uncomfortable if I'm not putting all my energy into camouflaging it. diff --git a/content/entry/learning-im-autistic-was-a-relief.md b/content/entry/learning-im-autistic-was-a-relief.md index ead800a..f142a11 100644 --- a/content/entry/learning-im-autistic-was-a-relief.md +++ b/content/entry/learning-im-autistic-was-a-relief.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Learning I'm Autistic Was a Relief" date: 2023-01-15T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- Learning I'm autistic and realizing what that meant brought me a huge amount of relief. From a neurotypical perspective, that might not make a lot of sense. You might be thinking "How could it bring you relief to learn that you're autistic? Wasn't it depressing?" Just the opposite actually and I'll explain why. However, keep in mind that I'm just one autistic person. I don't speak for everybody else. diff --git a/content/entry/on-the-term-high-functioning-autism.md b/content/entry/on-the-term-high-functioning-autism.md index 3dbcc59..2e827de 100644 --- a/content/entry/on-the-term-high-functioning-autism.md +++ b/content/entry/on-the-term-high-functioning-autism.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "On the Term \"High-Functioning Autism\"" date: 2023-01-31T00:00:01 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- I sometimes use the term "high-functioning" in reference to my autism. This is a problematic term. diff --git a/content/entry/on-the-term-low-functioning-autism.md b/content/entry/on-the-term-low-functioning-autism.md index a12585e..dce87f2 100644 --- a/content/entry/on-the-term-low-functioning-autism.md +++ b/content/entry/on-the-term-low-functioning-autism.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "On the Term \"Low Functioning Autism\"" date: 2023-01-31T00:00:02 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- [My last entry](/2023/01/31/on-the-term-high-functioning-autism/) was about the term "high-functioning autism". This entry is about the term "low-functioning autism". diff --git a/content/entry/shit-neurotypicals-say-to-autistics.md b/content/entry/shit-neurotypicals-say-to-autistics.md index 01cbbd6..eae9bcc 100644 --- a/content/entry/shit-neurotypicals-say-to-autistics.md +++ b/content/entry/shit-neurotypicals-say-to-autistics.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Shit Neurotypicals Say to Autistics" date: 2023-01-04T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- > "I don't have a problem with autistic people, but I hate weird people." diff --git a/content/entry/the-play-that-never-ends.md b/content/entry/the-play-that-never-ends.md index 75ecfef..b73a550 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-play-that-never-ends.md +++ b/content/entry/the-play-that-never-ends.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Play That Never Ends" date: 2023-02-03T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- Everybody masks, to an extent. We don't swear around grandma. We show off around our those we're attracted to. We pretend to like our job more than we do when the boss is around. Those of us who are depressed or heartbroken pretend to be fine in public. It's not exactly deception. We just don't want everyone in our lives seeing every side of us, for the sake of things going smoothly in social situations. diff --git a/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like.md b/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like.md index ab9f3df..4172f62 100644 --- a/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like.md +++ b/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "What is Sensory Overload Like?" date: 2022-05-27T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- Let's talk about sensory overload. What is it and what's it like from an insider's perspective? I'll try to shed some light on it, but keep in mind I'm just one autistic person. Other autistic people may have a different experience. diff --git a/content/entry/why-autistic-people-are-targets-of-manipulation-and-how-to-avoid-becoming-a-victim.md b/content/entry/why-autistic-people-are-targets-of-manipulation-and-how-to-avoid-becoming-a-victim.md index bbfe2d3..979e36d 100644 --- a/content/entry/why-autistic-people-are-targets-of-manipulation-and-how-to-avoid-becoming-a-victim.md +++ b/content/entry/why-autistic-people-are-targets-of-manipulation-and-how-to-avoid-becoming-a-victim.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Why Autistic People Are Targets of Manipulation and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim" date: 2022-06-07T00:00:00 +tags: ['autism'] draft: false --- # Disclaimer |