Autistic and Living the Dream

Tag: Coming out

  • Initial Steps for Parents After a Child Comes Out as Trans

    Initial Steps for Parents After a Child Comes Out as Trans

    “My child just came out to me, what do I do?” I have been asked this question many times as a professional. For many of the families I work with I am the only openly queer person they know. My first piece of advice? Breathe, everything feels a little better after a deep breath, it…

  • Trans and Autistic: Living in two closets

    Trans and Autistic: Living in two closets

    The overlap of Autistic and LGBTQIA+ identities is a growing topic of conversation especially for those of us who occupy both spaces, and there are lots of us! We are all at differing points in our neurodivergent and queer journeys, some of us are clear of who we are, some of us are confused, some…

  • Neurodivergent and queer: Coming out twice

    Neurodivergent and queer: Coming out twice

    As people who are both neurodivergent and queer, we have to make the continuous difficult decision of coming out. Who to tell, when to tell, how much to tell and what we want from revealing parts of ourselves. Keeping safe How do we know that who we are sharing our identities and our experiences with…