This is why so many Autistic people celebrate a phenomenon that we call "special interests."

No matter how dedicated you are to working on yourself in therapy, some things in life just need a different approach.

What if burnout also meant you suddenly can't wear socks, eat anything but plain tortillas, or text your mom back?

The way we talk about autism has shifted greatly throughout the past 50 years.

Thanks to alexithymia, autism often feels like not knowing how I feel in the first place.

Here are 12 things that get a big "no, thank you" from me during the holidays, plus the solutions I've found to make them bearable.

There are many ways a shutdown can present, and it will depend on the individual and the situation that caused it.

Disabled people use their physical, mental, and emotional energy in ways that abled (non-Disabled) people may not consider.

An Autistic person with alexithymia is not an emotionless robot, but we can experience our emotions differently.