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https://autisticallyalex.com/posts/ Posts – Autistically Alex postsautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/02/22/27-eating-disorder-treatment/ 27: Eating Disorder Treatment – Autistically Alex I’ve now been in treatment for about a month. My first steps out the gate might be best described more as stumbles and falls, but every scrape I earn on the... eating disorder treatmentautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/10/27/ritalin-liferaft/ 24: Ritalin, My Life-raft – Autistically Alex What started as a series of sleep and nap studies ended in me getting parts of my life back, some of which I hadn’t realized were missing. In a similar fashion... life raftritalinautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/05/what-not-to-say/ 10: What Not To Say – Autistically Alex What Not To Say So I’ll admit, I haven’t had a ton of experience in this yet because I haven’t told many people about my diagnosis (and therefore haven’t... sayautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/02/19/sick-while-autistic/?like_comment=365&_wpnonce=074f98dc7e 26: Sick While Autistic – Autistically Alex Ah, cold and flu season. Never fun for anyone, but doubly less so for many Autistic people. I’m currently experiencing a particularly nasty virus and it’s been... sickautisticalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/12/01/seeking-sara-finding-alex/ 30: Seeking Sara, Finding Alex – Autistically Alex Looking for Seeking Sara? Don’t worry; you’re not lost. Turns out, a big part of the Seeking is discovering far more than I set out to search for. I began... seekingsarafindingalexautistically https://autisticallyalex.com/2020/12/20/32-transitioning-at-30-injecting-testosterone-and-self-acceptance/ 32: Transitioning at 30: Injecting Testosterone and Self-Acceptance – Autistically Alex I identify as non-binary trans masculine. For me, this means that I do not identify as the gender I was assigned at birth, and I experience a lot of dysphoria... transitioninginjectingtestosteroneselfacceptance https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/05/13/empathy/ 17: Empathy (Part 1) – Autistically Alex There’s a misunderstanding still floating around that Autistic people don’t feel empathy. This is inaccurate and misleading. True, some Autistics have... empathypartautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/contact/ Contact – Autistically Alex autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/06/like-night-day/ 11: Like Night & Day – Autistically Alex When I was about 12-14 or so, my anxiety, depression, and panic attacks were at their very worst. The world was a terrifying place. Night was the scariest... night daylikeautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/mental-health/ Mental Health – Autistically Alex Posts about Mental Health written by AutisticallyAlex mental healthautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/intrusive-thoughts/ intrusive-thoughts – Autistically Alex Posts about intrusive-thoughts written by AutisticallyAlex intrusivethoughtsautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/allies/ Allies – Autistically Alex Posts about Allies written by AutisticallyAlex alliesautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/01/13/i-have-an-eating-disorder/ 25: I have an eating disorder. – Autistically Alex Trigger and content warning: eating, food, weight, eating disorder, bingeing, restricting, treatment, recovery. I have an eating disorder. It’s taken me a full... eating disorderautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/mental-health/ Mental Health – Autistically Alex Posts about Mental Health written by AutisticallyAlex mental healthautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/11/fibromyalgia-and-chronic-pain/ 14: Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue – Autistically Alex Fibromyalgia and the associated chronic fatigue are also things I am passionate about talking and writing about more publicly. They are invisible disabilities... chronic fatiguefibromyalgiaautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/07/13/chronic-illness-compromised/ 28: Chronic Illness: Am I “Broken”? – Autistically Alex Chronic illness is something that I talk about a lot in therapy. With diagnoses of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, PCOS, Hashimoto’s Disease, a narcolepsy-like... chronic illnessautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/resources/ Resources – Autistically Alex (Continually) Under Construction Books: Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity by Dr. James McGrath–available in epub format The Reason I Jump by... resourcesautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/awareness/ Awareness – Autistically Alex Posts about Awareness written by AutisticallyAlex awarenessautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/ocd/ ocd – Autistically Alex Posts about ocd written by AutisticallyAlex ocdautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/about-sara/ About – Autistically Alex About Alex Alex is a 32-year-old Autistic non-binary person with diagnoses of ADHD, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue. They blog about their experiences in... autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/04/small-talk-and-eye-contact/ 3: Small Talk & Eye Contact – Autistically Alex Small Talk [Note: As with every post on this blog, I can only speak for myself. Some Autistics are extroverts! I am not and this definitely contributes to my... small talkeyeautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/07/07/596/ 21: Coming Out (Again): Part 2, The Sequel – Autistically Alex Today I posted my first ever official Youtube video! Hooray! Why come out again, you ask? Thank you for asking, kind stranger! Well, back in April, I came out... comingpartsequelautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/11/24/accessibility-interview-screen-readers/ How to Be an Accessibility Ally: Screen Readers – Autistically Alex When I first started blogging, I had no idea that there were some simple steps I could take to make my posts much more accessible to my audience. I began... screen readersaccessibilityallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/05/my-support-system/ 9: My Support System – Autistically Alex Church Although I am not religious now, I am grateful for my ELCA Lutheran upbringing. My father was the pastor of our church when I was a child, and being a... support systemautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/rumination/ rumination – Autistically Alex Posts about rumination written by AutisticallyAlex autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2026/02/07/the-pathway-to-the-parking-lot/ The Pathway to the Parking Lot – Autistically Alex The Path of Safety Rumination and perseveration are worn paths in the woods, so well-worn that even the roots of trees have somehow withdrawn to create an... parking lotpathwayautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/neuropaths/ neuropaths – Autistically Alex Posts about neuropaths written by AutisticallyAlex autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2024/06/02/my-100-is-actually-my-500/ My 100% is Actually My 500% – Autistically Alex There is a unique and devastating grief I tend to feel after big days and events as a chronically ill autistic disabled person. actuallyautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/07/17/4-things-i-want-people-to-know-about-my-autistic-self/ 4 Things I Want People to Know About My Autistic Self – Autistically Alex Reblogged on WordPress.com want peopleautistic selfthingsknowautistically https://autisticallyalex.com/2020/06/25/complex-ptsd/ 31: Complex PTSD – Autistically Alex I recently realized just how many of my mental health struggles actually relate back to one thing. Trauma. I would argue that most Autistics sadly experience... complexptsdautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/?like_comment=25&_wpnonce=3096edf4c0 Autistically Alex I have a secret. An unintentional one, but a secret all the same. In a sense, I live a lie every day. I wear a mask that I can’t remember putting on. When did... autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/coping/ Coping – Autistically Alex Posts about Coping written by AutisticallyAlex copingautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/masking/ Masking – Autistically Alex Posts about Masking written by AutisticallyAlex maskingautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/05/why-im-writing-this/ 6: Why I’m Writing This Blog – Autistically Alex If you’ve read the post on my homepage, you’ll have a pretty good idea of why I started this blog. I have three main goals: To look back at my childhood and... writingblogautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2020/10/17/left-behind-autistics/ 13: The Autistics Left Behind – Autistically Alex Autistics are left behind when stereotypical Autistic behaviors or traits are used as the sole criteria when evaluating and diagnosing Autistics. While this... left behindautisticsautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/tag/perseveration/ perseveration – Autistically Alex Posts about perseveration written by AutisticallyAlex autisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2019/04/01/autisticorganizations/ Autism Speaks… – Autistically Alex Ok, so…I’ve been debating how/if/when to address this for a full year now. After all, one of the main reason I started this blog back in April 2018 was to... autismautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/09/12/sensory-taste-texture/ 23: Sensory Series (2) “Picky” Eater – Autistically Alex For as long as I can remember, I’ve been ashamed of what I do and don’t eat. The stigma of being a “picky eater” has followed me around my whole life, bringing... sensoryserieseaterautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/sensory-overload/ Sensory Overload – Autistically Alex Posts about Sensory Overload written by AutisticallyAlex sensory overloadautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/04/pillars-and-meltdowns/ 2: Meltdowns & Pillars – Autistically Alex Meltdowns It’s rare that I have a true meltdown. I do experience sensory overload (which I’ll talk about in another post) quite often, but a meltdown is a true... meltdownspillarsautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/category/meltdown/ meltdown – Autistically Alex Posts about meltdown written by AutisticallyAlex meltdownautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2022/10/06/my-hysterectomy-grief-regret-joy/ My Hysterectomy: Grief, Regret, & Joy – Autistically Alex Grief, like so many emotions, is an experience that relentlessly evades my expectations no matter the circumstances. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to... griefregretjoyautisticallyalex https://autisticallyalex.com/2018/04/04/sensory-overload/ 5: Sensory Overload & Control – Autistically Alex I have a lot of sensory issues. I have enough that I will be writing multiple posts where I talk about each sense and how I experience it because there’s just... sensory overloadcontrolautisticallyalex