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Lowering the Autism Mask
Where does my masking end and my authenticity begin? Who am I, really?
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The Things We Do to Fit In
Assimilation may be the social norm, but it’s a value judgment.
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Meeting Me Where I Live
Its such a relief to meet someone who understands me.
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Finding My Tribe
When you find your tribe or your homeland, embrace that feeling.
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One of the Guys
Most of my life, I’ve toiled in male-dominated fields.
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Even Weeds Belong Somewhere
My whole life, I’ve felt as though I didn’t quite fit in. So much so, that at some point I gave up trying. In fact, these days I seem to have gone to the other end of the bell curve entirely. I kind of delight in being out in left field most of the time.…
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On Being a Fish Out of Water
Not fitting in or being uncomfortable is what the expression “like a fish out of water” means. That’s a pity, because if you think about it, a fish out of water is experiencing the ultimate form of enlightenment. If you’ve been in water your entire life, you don’t really realize you’re in water, do you?…