Autistic Scripting: Why You Rehearse Conversations (and How to Reduce the Load)
You replay the same conversation in your head for days.You rehearse what you’re going to say before a meeting, a message, or a phone call.You…
You replay the same conversation in your head for days.You rehearse what you’re going to say before a meeting, a message, or a phone call.You…
Many autistic and AuDHD adults describe a very particular kind of reaction to unfairness: 🗣 “If something feels unjust, I can’t let it go –…
Many autistic and AuDHD adults recognise this pattern: 🗣 “When I’m in my special interest, I feel more myself than anywhere else.”🗣 “People say I’m…
Many autistic and AuDHD adults recognise themselves in descriptions like: 🗣 “When I’m into something, it’s like the rest of the world fades out.”🗣 “I…
Many autistic and AuDHD adults describe a very specific experience: 🗣 “I want to do the thing. I can’t start the thing.”🗣 “Once I’ve started,…
Many autistic adults describe friendship in ways that don’t quite match the typical social script. 🗣 “I care deeply about my friends, but I can’t…
Autistic meltdowns are a common but often misunderstood part of autistic experience in adulthood. Many people associate the word “meltdown” with children or with behaviour…
Many autistic adults can describe two versions of themselves. There is the version they show to the world, who seems fine, sociable, competent and adaptable.…
Autistic shutdowns are intense states where the brain and body move into deep conservation mode. Thoughts slow, speech becomes difficult or disappears, movement feels heavy,…
Autistic people have meaningful cognitive and emotional strengths that influence how they think, learn, create, and connect. These autism strengths become especially visible when sensory…