Unmasking Autism: The Emotional Journey of Being Truly Authentic
Could you be living a double life – as yourself? This is the daily reality for millions of autistic individuals engaged in all types of masking. Masking themselves, their dreams...
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Around a third of UK adults now use AI for emotional or relationship questions. It is convenient, available at 2am, and almost always tells you what you want to hear. The last part is the problem. “We’re doing ourselves a disservice by outsourcing our thinking to AI when it comes to interpersonal situations.” — from…
Could you be living a double life – as yourself? This is the daily reality for millions of autistic individuals engaged in all types of masking. Masking themselves, their dreams...
You want them. You think about them constantly. You replay conversations, analyse messages, imagine where it might go. And then… it happens. They finally like you back. They text first....
Research consistently shows that women receive an autism diagnosis on average five years later than men. Five years of unexplained meltdowns. Five years of bewildering GP appointments. Five years of...
Executive dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is more than just a clinical symptom. It actually relates to a much deeper human struggle with agency, identity and self-actualisation. Because when...
Because autism is so rooted in a fundamental difficulty with transitions for so many people, and because the sexual experience is so fluid and dynamic, it can often lead to...
Dating someone with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be a roller-coaster of emotions, with highs, lows, and unexpected turns. It can be exciting, exhausting, and confusing – often all at the...
Masking in autism is a complex coping mechanism which many people on the higher functioning end of the spectrum engage in, usually setting in during early childhood. This tends to...
The hidden code makes it feel like there is one size fits all solution to being in a relationship both as a high functioning autistic individual and as a neurotypical...
For most people, routine can often be a take it or leave it kind of thing. Most neurotypical individuals can drift into routines as they please, change them on the...
Most folks imagine narcissists as loud, bragging types who clearly put themselves first. Yet a subtler version slips through unnoticed by the so-called nice guy with narcissistic traits, just as...