The Autistic Community Is Actually Many Communities
All the talk of "community" last week has reminded me of something I don't think we talk about often enough. We often talk about "the autistic community," or...
Friday Chatter: Community
This week’s book review talked about a fictional group of queer autistic people who have made a home together as a found family. Have you ever encountered,...
Friday Chatter: Community
This week’s book review talked about a fictional group of queer autistic people who have made a home together as a found family. Have you ever encountered,...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 71: Sanctuary
(Sorry this post is a day late! I had a small personal emergency come up yesterday. It’s settled now.) Our first Autistic Book Party review for June is Andi...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 71: Sanctuary
(Sorry this post is a day late! I had a small personal emergency come up yesterday. It’s settled now.) Our first Autistic Book Party review for June is Andi...
Friday Chatter: Othering
I’m still thinking about Tuesday’s discussion of othering. What does othering mean to you? Are there parts of your life that would seem other, or othering,...
Friday Chatter: Othering
I’m still thinking about Tuesday’s discussion of othering. What does othering mean to you? Are there parts of your life that would seem other, or othering,...
Magic and Othering
A piece of advice you'll frequently hear, when writing neurodivergent characters, is not to give them magical abilities. There are lots of potential reasons...
Magic and Othering
A piece of advice you'll frequently hear, when writing neurodivergent characters, is not to give them magical abilities. There are lots of potential reasons...
Friday Chatter: Talking To Things
If you could have a conversation with a particular item in your house, or something else non-living, what would you say to it? Would you expect it to say...
Friday Chatter: Talking To Things
If you could have a conversation with a particular item in your house, or something else non-living, what would you say to it? Would you expect it to say...
Marie Kondo and Talking To My Clothes
One of the most distinctive parts of the KonMari method is the one where you talk to the objects in your house. It's really an emotional method. You don't...
Marie Kondo and Talking To My Clothes
One of the most distinctive parts of the KonMari method is the one where you talk to the objects in your house. It's really an emotional method. You don't...
Friday Chatter: Nebula Time!
It’s Nebula weekend (and a long weekend here in Canada for unrelated reasons) and I’ll be busy doing my 1 panel (and attending a few others in the audience,...
Friday Chatter: Nebula Time!
It’s Nebula weekend (and a long weekend here in Canada for unrelated reasons) and I’ll be busy doing my 1 panel (and attending a few others in the audience,...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 70: Azura Ghost
I was really excited to read Essa Hansen’s AZURA GHOST, the sequel to her debut NOPHEK GLOSS - now with a complex, interesting #ownvoices autistic...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 70: Azura Ghost
I was really excited to read Essa Hansen’s AZURA GHOST, the sequel to her debut NOPHEK GLOSS - now with a complex, interesting #ownvoices autistic...
Friday Chatter: Neurodivergent Space
How would you characterize your relationship with the objects in your space? Do you like a lot of items, or very few? Do you like them ordered, or strewn...
Friday Chatter: Neurodivergent Space
How would you characterize your relationship with the objects in your space? Do you like a lot of items, or very few? Do you like them ordered, or strewn...
Marie Kondo and Neurodivergent Space
I've been meaning to write more about animism, and I’ve been wanting to write about Marie Kondo. It's tricky because many miles of ink have already been...
