“Don’t forget, April is Autism Awareness Month!” How could anyone forget? “One in every 44 children likely meets the criteria for an autism diagnosis. This month is for them.” Awareness. Acceptance. Autistic Pride. Thank goodness, the first week of this month, I wasn’t online much. In a case of curiously good…
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LiveJournal, Yahoo Groups, Second Life, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Internet Relay Chat, and many other social and chat platforms have faded away over the years. Many of those spaces, particularly LiveJournal, once had supportive autistic communities. LiveJournal was where I found an autistic community that was okay. That was years…
Readers of The Autistic Me blog and listeners to The Autistic Me Podcast want to learn from #AutisticVoices and #ActuallyAutistic people. Followers of @AutisticMe on Twitter and Facebook send many direct messages with questions best answered by other Autistics — and you might be the expert we need on the…
Podcasts are better with more than one host. They are also better with humor, some differences of opinion, and guests. The Autistic Me podcasts will need to an audience to justify the time and any financial costs. Audiences don’t want to listen to me drone on for ten minutes or…
The Autistic Me Podcast is coming! My microphone and mixer sit on my desk, waiting for me to record the introductory episode, which I will make available in January if all goes according to plan. The podcast will begin without any guests, but that will change if I can build…
The headline is in jest, but The Autistic Me is closing in on 1000 followers on Facebook and I know the Twitter account has some traffic. I’ve updated the blog design, in another attempt to increase traffic. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autisticme/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autisticme Blogging and other forms of writing are what I do…
A friend wrote that she feels more and more depressed each day, following news and politics on social media. My advice? Stop it. Getting away from social media can be the best thing for someone with an impulse to follow and comment on… everything. And I do mean everything. It’s…
Autism advocates I admire have recently shared their burnout with online followers. These advocates are not seeking sympathy, nor are they wallowing in self-pity. Sadly, they must anticipate negative reactions before taking a break from online and real life activism. I separate online from real life because the online world…
The Autism Hub is the best guide to autism blogs on the Internet. However, it is primarily a way to track the latest posting and topics on blogs. It is not really meant to discuss the nature of blogging or the technology challenges. To help autism bloggers keep in touch…
I generally skip the Facebook app nonsense, but after a few friends took the “Autism Spectrum Quotient” inventory, I thought I’d complete it again. From the ASQ app: I’ve calculated my Autism Spectrum Quotient as 45, which is very high. Most women score about 15 and most men about 17.…