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What I wish I had known.

What I wish I had known.

A letter to the younger me. The exhaustion was not moral. The seam in the sock was real. Stims were the body...

Autism and women. What the diagnostic tools missed.

Autism and women. What the diagnostic tools missed.

Most diagnostic tools were built on observations of boys. Why so many Autistic women are diagnosed late, after years of wrong...

The Autistic Pride Day Symposium 2024 comes to Melbourne & Sydney

The Autistic Pride Day Symposium 2024 comes to Melbourne & Sydney

Following the groundbreaking success of last year’s inaugural event, the Autistic Pride Day Symposium is set to return in 2024 with an expanded vision, [...

On sensory experience.

On sensory experience.

The world arrives at us differently. Not more, not less. The fluorescent light, the seam in the sock, the perfume three rows...

Take Off The Mask This Autistic Pride Day

Take Off The Mask This Autistic Pride Day

For too long, Autistic individuals have felt pressure to camouflage their authentic Autistic traits and behaviours – suppressing natural stimming, masking special interests, and [...

On shutdowns. The quieter crisis.

A shutdown is the nervous system going quiet from the inside. Why it gets missed, why it can be worse than a meltdown, what...

Your meltdown is not a tantrum.

Your meltdown is not a tantrum.

A meltdown is a nervous system in emergency, not a tantrum with a goal. Why the difference matters. What helps if you are...