Autistic and Living the Dream

Tag: Communication

  • My thoughts on BBC’s Inside Our Autistic Minds

    My thoughts on BBC’s Inside Our Autistic Minds

    Despite my initial worry, the first episode – and I’m hoping the ones that follow – show Autistic experiences, namely that of Chris Packham himself, Murray (a non-speaking Autistic man) and Flo, an Autistic woman who has been long term masking with everyone in her life…

  • Autistic listening: no eye contact please!

    Autistic listening: no eye contact please!

    Eye contact can be an issue for a lot of us Autists. Looking at someone’s eyes when you talk to them is such a strange concept but in a lot of cultures it is considered rude not to use eye contact.  Personally, I find it difficult to listen to what is being said if I…