#ActuallyAutistic – The Oracle of Z

Companion to Lady Autist OR the autistic urge to over-explain

A white woman with wavy brown hair wearing an off-white sweater and blue jeans stands in a garden

This post is, as stated, a companion to the post Lady Autist. I’d recommend reading them in tandem for context. It has been about a year since I posted anything to my blog. This is for many reasons: new job has been sapping all my creative energy, new job plus full life means not thatContinue reading “Companion to Lady Autist OR the autistic urge to over-explain”

Masking Virtuoso Takes the Day Off

Image of the author, middle aged white lady with brown wavy hair, looking tired and slightly depressed but she's actually fine and neurotypical, sighted people just place too much value on appearances.

My mother was recently visiting our family for a little more than a week. Some friends have said that a week is a “long” visit. Though I understand that this statement is relative, the designation of the visit as “long” is both a gross understatement and completely untrue. It’s untrue because saying the visit isContinue reading “Masking Virtuoso Takes the Day Off”