How my Stims have worked to my Advantage in the Neurotypical World
This is a special blog post on behalf of Autism Acceptance & Autistic Appreciation Month. I’m autistic. Openly autistic and proud. Yes, like anyone else I have my good days…
Author: Lisa K.
I am 31 years old and I’m from Courtice, ON Canada. I am an autistic person and graduated college from the Early Childhood Education Program. I’m studying Russian and hope to visit Russia when it becomes safe again. My hobbies include going to the gym, running weightlifting, reading, swimming, yoga, hiking, meditation, knitting, cooking, and learning new things. I also love traveling and I am a huge cat person.
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Fresh Start at 32 years
“I will call you when there are any upcoming hours.” I was put back to an on-call position at my workplace of eight years. This was a devastating loss for…
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I regret being the fat shamer…
… the bragger and feeding my ego Conscience vs Ego! Pick a side! When I volunteered back in 2012 with a youth basketball league I would hear the head coach…
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Healing After Heartbreak
First love almost always equals also experiencing your first heartbreak. I thought I would marry my first love, I wanted my first relationship to be with someone who I thought…
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How my 1st travel experience opened by eyes
I never thought that I would actually travel in 2019. I was asked by my friend who is like a second mom to me if I wanted to go to…
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Skinny is overrated
Skinny is overrated. The media puts so much pressure on many young girls and women. You have to be skinny to be attractive. You have to lift itty bitty one,…
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60 lbs Down – Journey to Fitness
I was a big girl, well as a kid I was skinny until I was 11 years old and I gained a ton of weight over the summer. I would…
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I Had to Learn How to Follow and Set Boundaries
One thing that many autistic people have had to learn is boundaries. This is something that doesn’t come naturally to us. No, it’s not that we don’t want to learn,…
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Cross-culture challenges are worth it
They say learning a language has many benefits. Languages – I was exempt from learning French in school and have always hated the language as it got shoved down my…
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Letting Love Find Me
I’m THAT kind of person… That woman, that woman that has to come to you instead of you coming to me. JUST THE THOUGHT of a man approaching me makes…
