How I try to deal with the huge emotional response I have when being criticized (or letting people down and doing mistakes...) (Other parts of this series in comments)

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When school is torture... A comic about autism and “school avoidance”. #AutisticComicTakeover

The neurodivergent urge to start a casual sports club for adults. Gym: ❌ boring, too much Classes: ❌ repetitive & stressful after a while Rotate between different & fun exercise like dodgeball, badminton, running, nature walks etc with a group of friendly peeps: ✅

Haha hey sorry, its not that I didn't do it cause I forgot, it's more cause I couldn't forget and the crushing weight of expectation annihilated me to the point of inaction and paralysed me from ever involving myself

In true neurodivergent fashion I am late, but I present to you the thing I've been working super hard on... This comic about going to protests as an autistic person for #AutisticComicTakeover! (1/5) Alt text for the whole comic here: pastebin.com/XeX4ftgA #AutismAcceptance

SENSORY HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN EISNER AWARD?!?!?!?!

My "high functioning autism" is basically everyone else seeing me as "completely normal but maybe just a bit picky/particular"... while internally it's me in constant sensory overload, social overload, and fighting against my executive dysfunction to just do stuff

Before getting dog: She definitely won’t be allowed on the bed! After getting dog:

Not me having to put the bin on its side and crawl in because the postie put my parcel in there, and I’m too small 😭

Debuting a new book at ThoughtBubble next month

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