Autistic and Living the Dream

Tag: Safety

  • Navigating Identity: The Importance of Autistic Shielding

    Navigating Identity: The Importance of Autistic Shielding

    Authenticity is complex as social behaviors are influenced by cultural contexts. Marginalized individuals often adapt their behaviors for safety, employing strategies like code-switching or Autistic Masking. Autistic Shielding, a more genuine expression of identity, fosters connection within marginalized communities, allowing individuals to embrace their true selves in safer environments.

  • 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…

  • Trans Day of Visibility – stay proud, stay safe

    Trans Day of Visibility – stay proud, stay safe

    Trans Day of Visibility is always a strange one for me. I’ve been “out” for nearly a year and a half now. I’ve been out in various stages across my social life, the first person being my husband, who has been amazing with my new pronouns and my journey so far. My being visible has…

  • When living authentically isn’t safe: Autistic, trans and OCD

    When living authentically isn’t safe: Autistic, trans and OCD

    This is the transcript from my OCD Family Podcast: When living authentically isn’t safe. Listen to S1E30 Part IV here. Nicole: Whoa, welcome back to the OCD family podcast and I am just so excited to introduce our guest today Katie Munday, they are late diagnosed autistic person with OCD and ADHD. You can catch…