Autistic and Living the Dream

Tag: Demand avoidance

  • Technological capitalism trundles on

    Technological capitalism trundles on

    I’ve now been asked to make a profile / have an app for my dentist, GP and Pharmacy. I don’t understand how to do this and I don’t want to. I used to have a GP online portal thing and then it changed and I got locked out. Back to phoning my GP 82 times…

  • Alexithymia and interoception: What the Hell is going on!?

    Alexithymia and interoception: What the Hell is going on!?

    Alexithymia is a condition or difference, which roughly translates in ancient Greek as “no words for emotions.” People who experience alexithymia can have difficulty identifying feelings, describing feelings to others and distinguishing between feelings and the bodily sensations of emotional arousal. Alexithymia is a common experience for us Autistic folk – I have issues with…

  • Autistic inertia

    Autistic inertia

    A lot of us Autistic people struggle with switching from one activity to the next, and we often need a lot of prompts and reminders to finish what we are doing to start something else. Personally, I like to have a similar routine every week so I know what my expectations are on any given…

  • Why I struggle with demands

    Why I struggle with demands

    Many of us Autists struggle with every day demands including making choices about what to do, where to go and what to eat. Some demands are avoided due to extreme anxiety, sometimes I go into shutdown when being told what to do if it is new or confusing. This is also due to processing verbal…