#6 Meltdowns — After reading this article, I decided it was about time I wrote about some signs of Autism I had as a child. I read online that writing the signs you had as a child makes it easier to get a diagnosis. I filled several pages with moments from my childhood…

The disturbing story of Margarida Bonetti — Reality can indeed be stranger than fiction. This is sure true for Margarida Bonetti’s story. Margarida, born into a powerful family in Brazil, moved with her husband to the United States in the ’70s. The couple took their black housekeeper with them, a “present” from her parents, and settled in…

How many women are we missing? — Autism has always been seen as a male issue. It has been mainly diagnosed in boys (only 1 out of every 4 diagnoses is a girl). More recently, diagnosis in women (and girls) has become more common. …

A story of books and words — Growing up, there was a painting at my grandmother’s house of a woman sitting on a chair with a book in her hands. Being a lover of books myself, I found it fascinating, It was like an invisible line tying me to her. …

On how the world sees Autistic people — A while ago I was watching an activist on Autism give an interview on a tv show. …

#4 Change your environment based on your sensory needs — My one-year anniversary of writing on the internet was just a few months ago. During this year, I learned a lot about writing online, and about myself. Here are 7 things I learned over the past year about writing on the internet. 1. Motivation comes and goes We all start writing extremely motivated and with…

Money, money, money — Republicans want women to have children, but how are they supposed to raise them? Half the women who seek abortions in the US live below the poverty line, and 3/4 are low-income. Raising a child in the US costs around $272,049 until the age of 18. The poverty line is…

We can support each other in solidarity. — Author Marian Schembari recently wrote an essay on being diagnosed autistic in adulthood for Cup of Jo, a popular lifestyle blog. I loved reading it. For starters, I can identify a lot with her experience having been diagnosed as an adult myself. …

They are a great company when working from home — It was the middle of the pandemic when I got that phone call. On the other side of the line, my neighbor was telling me she had driven 15 minutes to work. Then parked her Mercedes in the garage, and a tiny black cat got out from underneath. “I have…