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I was honored to be invited to speak onn autism and art as a panel member for UNWAAD this year, April 2, 2023. Organizers gave us 6 questions in advance to ensure our comfort for recording.So I thought I’d share my speaking script with you… and get your thoughts. Preparing…

Thank you. I'm diagnosed autistic, but my clinician didn't pursue an adhd dx. I'm 70, dx at 63. The psychologist felt that "autism trumped adhd." This was almost 7 years ago. He might say something different today... I have not pursued a formal dx of ADHD. But I come out fairly high in the online tests. I was hyperlexic as a kid. Tested high, 3 standard deviations, on grade school IQ tests. But this declined to under the "gifted" level as I aged.

Nearly all behavioral and cognitive techniques have proved useless for me. Think CBT. Think Cognitive Therapy. Think ABA, PBS, XYZ… Let’s review… All behavioral techniqued involve these executive functions…. deciding, switiching course, comparing and evaluating… naturally even more. They also require establishing new habits… Superior intereoception… And we haven’t even…

I hear things are tough for @AutismSpeaks, ABA, PBS and behavioral approaches to autism in general this year…. Great work #AutisticFam! Felt bad for ’em. So I made a lil promo…🤣 🚨Content note: strong emotion, mild profanity, opinionated, mental illness, implicaton of suicidality… Some autistic & ADHD folks process reading…

Hi-res versions, suitable for screensavers, TV art, or posters up to 30″ available free to all monthly supporters. Signed, if you like. Drop me a line… Illustration for the coming podcast, “Slouching Toward Autistic Joy: 6 Weird Stages… Now Surprising Relief”

I think it needed some more work. ___ "So I learned to ignore my joy. Deny it. Forget it... Wait. That doesn't cut it. That's not what "masking" was like. No. I didn't just bury my joy. I stuck a stake through its heart. Buried it back behind some shed in my memory. And let it rot there. So y'all could feel comfortable around me... *Without* my joy.

Hey, if you were just diagnosed autistic as an adult… or care about someone? Still on the fence yourself… maybe you’re autistic, maybe not? You gotta wonder what’s going to happen next. So, let’s talk about it… 🚨Content note: brief mention of suicidality, profanity, opinionated… I got diagnosed at 63…

Season 3’s mission? To boldly explore living authentically autistic… out loud. That first story? Living fearless online? Carving out a safe space to be our true autistic selves… a big part of that quest. Intro Here’s AutisticAF Out Loud, Season 3, Episode 2… 4 stories. But, right now? I’m hot to…