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Detaching Yourself From ‘Female Autism’: Working towards the bigger picture
Enter into the online autism community and you will come across a lot of posts about how bad it is to discuss ‘female autism’. Hearing this as a newly discovered autistic female in the community, you may feel disappointed to find out that ‘female autism’ is not something those at the front of the movement are…
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Should we self-diagnose Autism & Neurodivergence?
Autism and other Neurodiversities are not mental disorders. They are different neurotypes. It, therefore, cannot be self-destructive to discover and identify as autistic or neurodivergent. Since many of us have lived years of our lives assumed to be “neurotypical”. I do not believe that you need an official diagnosis to identify as autistic or neurodivergent,…
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My Autism diagnosis empowered me to be myself
My Childhood My earliest memory is one of me at the age of 4 trying to suffocate myself under my duvet cover. I must have just had another autistic meltdown and left alone uncomforted. I did not want to be in this world since the very beginning, but I never quite understood why. I grew…
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My Optimal Daily Routine & Executive Functioning
This is not a blog post about formulating the perfect routine for success, or showing you “a day in the life of…”. This is a blog post about creating a daily routine that is personalised, meaningful and attainable. Going back one year ago, I had absolutely no good habits what so ever. Seriously, zero daily…
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Neurodiversity: A Passionate Interpretation
Neurodiversity is the variation and differences in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions. All neurotypes are part of the variation of the human population, and should be considered as ‘normal’ and ‘healthy’, as well as ‘different’ not ‘disabled’. Types of Neurodivergence include: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD or dyspraxia) Dyslexia…
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Mirroring Flirtatious Behaviour
We may find ourselves continuously getting into uncomfortable situations where others think it is okay to flirt inappropriately or make unwanted sexual advances. I have often been so confused as to why this keeps happening when I have not given any sign of wanting to engage in that way. Examples of this may be: Being…
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Our vision, mission, aims:
Hello! Welcome to Women on the Spectrum and our first blog post. We are starting Women on the Spectrum to share our stories and experiences as women on the autism spectrum. There is not a lot of knowledge and research about women on the spectrum, and autism appears in many different forms and can look…
Women On The Spectrum 