Ask an Autist by Mette Ivie Harrison

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Compensating with Autism
One of the earliest lessons of my childhood was that I wasn’t a desirable or good friend. I didn’t understand why that was, but I knew that I didn’t do…
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Emotional Intelligence and Autism
I recently listened to a podcast where a well-intentioned person insisted that humans have largely forgotten their innate emotional intelligence and…
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When Compliments Aren't Compliments
As an adult, I’m aware that compliments aren’t always compliments, but as a kid, this was baffling to me and I was quickly confused by taunting and…
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Pathological Demand Avoidance Meets Autism
I’ve been investigating this new diagnosis that is often autism-adjacent and recently it occurred to me that it might apply to me more than I originally…
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Autists Who Don't Have a Sense of Humor
“The worst flaw about anyone is if they don’t have a sense of humor, especially about themselves.” I’ve heard this in a number of situations as an…
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When Someone Refuses a Diagnosis
If you’ve been diagnosed as autistic, I bet that you have a family member you think is more autistic than you are who insists that they aren’t autistic…
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Excerpt from A Little Autistic
(A memoir about an autistic childhood in a family of autists soon to be available on Amazon). Ask an Autist by Mette Ivie Harrison is a reader-supported…
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Ask an Autist by Mette Ivie Harrison
Sometimes I love being autistic. Sometimes I hate it--because the world hates autists.
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