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‘Are You Autistic?’ – Adventures In Filming for Channel 4

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

A year ago, I had the privilege of joining three other autistic women to film a segment for a Channel 4 documentary.

Ruminations at a Graveside: Autistic Curiosity on Death and Dying

March 18, 2018March 19, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

Because we live in a culture that doesn't talk about death, I am innately curious. It's the ultimate unspoken thing -final, unchangeable, ridiculous - that my brain wants to unpack and understand.

The Challenge Ahead…

March 12, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

The next week (or so) has been bequeathed from hell to challenge me. 

Liebster Award 2018!

February 25, 2018March 5, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 2 Comments

The Liebster Award is designed to encourage connections between bloggers. So let's get connecting!

Autistic Women and The Courageous Act Of Being Not Okay

February 11, 2018February 12, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 2 Comments

As women, we are taught that we must shoulder the emotional burden of being okay. As autistic women, the burden of okayness becomes even heavier. We are always okay. Except when we aren't.

Thinking Unthinkable Thoughts: The Fear Of Losing My Mum

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

My mum is and always has been my safe place to fall. And as I get older, I'm becoming more and more aware that some day I won't have her there. 

The Disabled Dog and The Autistic Blogger

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 2 Comments

He goes through so much and is still the happiest creature. It's like we were meant to find each other. We both struggle. And we know how to look after each other. 

Forced Socialisation (and the toilet-door graffiti that saved me from it)

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

But why, oh why, was I locked in a toilet doing my 'calming down' checklist in the middle of the afternoon? Two words: forced socialisation. 

Please Don’t Hit Your Kids

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

I'm 26 now, and I still smack myself in the legs when the world gets too much. Do you really want to take that risk? 

Autistic Adventures In Ageing (an obligatory birthday blog)

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 2 Comments

Seeing Norbert Neurotypical - with his banking job and his wife and his baby and his mortgage and his vegetable couscous lunch - just makes me feel like a fraud playing at being an adult .

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