How to Request Workplace Accommodations for Autism
Asking for accommodations can feel harder than the work itself. Because you’re not just asking for practical changes.You’re also navigating: 😬 fear of judgement🫣 fear…
Category: Autism
Autistic Shutdown at Work: Signs and What Helps
An autistic shutdown at work is an involuntary response to overload in which speech, thinking, movement, decision-making or task initiation may become temporarily less accessible.…
25 Signs of Autism in Adults
Possible signs of autism in adults include lifelong differences in social communication, sensory processing, routines, focused interests and responses to change or overload. Autism is…
Panic Attack vs Autistic Meltdown vs Shutdown
Panic attacks, autistic meltdowns and autistic shutdowns can look similar from the outside. Someone may breathe rapidly, cry, shake, pace, become unable to speak, withdraw,…
Stonewalling vs Autistic Shutdown: Understanding the Difference in Adult Relationships
In relationships, one behaviour is often described with a single label: shutting down. From the outside, it can look similar in different people: 🧊 silence🚪…
Proprioception & Interoception in ADHD & Autism
Interoception and proprioception are two sensory systems that help you understand your body. They influence how you notice hunger, pain, tension, movement, and physical boundaries.…
Autism and Menopause: Symptoms, Sensory Changes and Support
You may have spent years learning how to manage your environment, protect your energy and keep daily life reasonably predictable. Then perimenopause begins, and strategies…
Autistic Emotional Shutdown in Relationships: When Your Feelings Go Offline Mid Conversation
You are in a conversation with someone you care about.Maybe there is mild conflict, maybe it is just emotionally intense. Then suddenly: 🧊 your brain…
Autism vs ADHD in Adults: Overlap, Differences and What It Means For You
You might have found yourself reading about autism and thinking“That is me.” Then reading about ADHD and thinking“That is also me.” Maybe you already have…
Autism in High-Masking Adults: Hidden Signs, Burnout, and Unmasking
Masking is common across autistic adults of all genders. Some people do it occasionally; others live almost their entire public life inside a carefully constructed…