My autistic adult daughter is in her second month of her first job. Unfortunately for my sanity, it has also become her new special interest. It's almost all she talks about and damn this young lady can talk.

I've spent the last 3 hours of my Saturday morning just saying "uh huh" with the occasional variation while she follows me around nattering at me about her work experiences and I'm now on the toilet for a moment of peace 😂 it's like having a toddler all over again!

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The main thing holding me back from completely leaving twitter is all the other autistic adults I created relationships with who don’t yet have mastodon.

I really hope everyone will be able to migrate over, I know change is hard 😩

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"Zen & the Autistic Art of the Stim"

With #TwitterMigration, I'm gradually moving all my content to find #Medium readers...

This article was accepted for the publication "Artfully Autistic"...a great place for #Neurodivergent creators to break in...

👉 https://link.medium.com/HROKhjgyCvb

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Let's try this!

Quiet salute to my fellow #AutisticParents

I myself am an undiluted, late diagnosed autistic mom to one AuDHD 11 year old who is absolutely infamous in her little school and one 13 year old social butterfly with a pacemaker. I suspect the 13 year old is ADHD, inattentive. My spouse is undiagnosed, but I would be very surprised if he weren't Autistic as well.

In some ways it's good that my youngest has us around to show her the strengths of her autistic traits, but *Oh my goodness* is it ever difficult to find the space I need when I'm nearing shutdown. Also when my children's stims conflict directly with my own, like my silence vs both daughters' need for lots of background action. Or balancing my touch aversion with their need for physical comfort.

So, that's me. What do you find especially challenging or rewarding as an autistic parent?

Okay, seeking suggestions for tween/teen appropriate books, graphic novels and webcomics for ND kids. Skilled readers. English or French.

The thing is I don't want the ND element to be front and center. Stuff with great story, great art if applicable, but please no "This is how Cindy Lou learned to accept her ND, with the power of NT friends who love her in spite of her obvious and stereotyped differences." It hurtsss us precious.

Plz

@actuallyautistic

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