Tag: Autism
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Autism Talk: Job Hunting With Autism
Following up on my video from December of 2021 on going through The Pandemic with Autism, this time I’m talking a bit about my job search, and what it’s like to look for a job (and find a new job) with Autism.
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Editorial: What It’s Like For Me To Live With Autism (In 2020-2021)
I didn’t have time to put together a proper scripted video for this past week, so here’s some thoughts I’ve been meaning to record for *months* about my experiences with Autism, particularly in the context of the 24-month long hell year.
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5 Things About Living With Autism In A Pandemic
I have a video scheduled to go up next month looking back at the past couple years, and giving my thoughts on living with Autism through those two years, and everything that happened with them. This is a separate, more granular listicle, talking about small, granular, little things, that I observed about life in the
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Autism, Intersectionality, and Asking Questions
There’s a quote that came across my Tumblr recently on this post, from this article in Disability Studies Quarterly. Most autistic people who are capable of formulating questions have frequently experienced the following scenario: We ask for information that we need in order to prepare ourselves for a new experience. Instead of answering our questions,
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My Hero Academia: A Neurodiverse Reading
This past year, as part of my weekend anime viewings with my parents, we watched all of My Hero Academia over the course of a few months. As I watched the show, something struck me. Deku and his struggles with mastering One For All are a really good metaphor for my experiences with Autism.