How many things could they have labelled me as depending on their bias, and why didn’t the medicine actually help me?
Author Archives: roryreckons
Reflections on Color the Spectrum & My Future Autistic Advocacy
I tried my best. I will be less compromising in future. I understand hating what I did – I empathise completely.
Denial of my Autonomy – The Price of Masking
Picking up the pieces of a lack of autonomy.
Autistic Acceptance Month – Acceptance Means…
Acceptance means so many things.
Autistic Acceptance Month – Famous Autistics
Fame ? Never heard of it. Must be an allistic construct.
An Open Letter to the Autistic Community Regarding Color the Spectrum
Originally posted on Autistic Science Person:
A message to the entire Autistic community: Last week, an Autistic person became aware of Color the Spectrum, a fundraising event for the nonprofit Next for Autism, and the controversy surrounding it. He recognized that there were people he knew who were involved in the event. He reached out…
Autistic Acceptance Month – Dealing with Meltdowns
I’m never going to sugarcoat this to make it more palatable for allistic people. cPTSD makes this so much harder
Autistic Acceptance Month – Identity language
I am Autistic. Proudly. An Autistic person.
Autistic Acceptance Month – Favorite Autism book
These books were formative in my understanding of Autism, it’s history, and how I needed certain things as a child.
Autistic Acceptance Month – Symbols!
Symbols are important to me. They remind me of my important beliefs, and core features of who I am.
