Archive - Ask an Autist by Mette Marie Ivie

Analytic Empathy

I had a flash of memory recently, in which my father was explaining to me why another person did what they did and trying to help me make sense of it…

Jun 19 •

Mette Marie Ivie

Three Times the Work

For most of my life, I have had a weird relationship to work production.

Jun 9 •

Mette Marie Ivie

May 2025

Destigmatizing Autism

As I have watched younger generations of autists get diagnosis nearly a decade after my late diagnosis at nearly age 50, I am filled with a mixture of…

May 20 •

Mette Marie Ivie

Autism in Girls

I’ve been reading a fascinating book OFF THE SPECTRUM about why girls have been missing from most definitions and studies of autism and asking the…

May 8 •

Mette Marie Ivie

April 2025

Apr 23 •

Mette Marie Ivie

What Is the Point of an Autism Diagnosis?

I have written before that I wouldn’t push an autism diagnosis on someone who is resistant to it, and I especially discourage it in the case where older…

Apr 13 •

Mette Marie Ivie

March 2025

Accepting My Own Autism

One of the realities of my diagnosis is that it has taken me A LONG TIME to understand myself.

Mar 9 •

Mette Marie Ivie

February 2025

January 2025

Autistic and Guileless

I recently bought a car.

Jan 15 •

Mette Marie Ivie

Holidays and Autists

The holidays can be a very stressful and difficult time for autists, leading to burnout, meltdowns, and shutdowns.

Jan 6 •

Mette Marie Ivie

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