I'm Autistic, Now What?

Oh, the dread we used to feel whenever our driving instructors pulled up 😩 Forever hoping they'd cancel a lesson, but alas they never did 💀

One of the things that brought Lewis and me together was our shared hatred for driving lessons 😩😅 It felt like everyone else our age was having this lovely grown-up experience... and we were crying in our rooms after lessons 😅

How did you find learning to drive? How does it work in your country? And how many attempts did it take you to pass? (Lewis and I had 6 attempts between us 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗)

If you want almost 3 hours of us chatting about driving, you can listen to the latest two podcast episodes over on Patreon 🐌 And there's another 24+ hours of podcast to catch up on too!

In episode 20, I discussed how my autism diagnosis has affected my desire to drive (and the very mixed feelings I have about that - I actually felt quite emotional when I was recording).

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful Patreon snails who've been so kind and supportive in the comments! I'm so lucky that you'll listen to my little oversharing moments! 😅💛🐌

Lots of exciting things to come on the channel, and I'm sure I'll be talking about driving at some stage over here too 💛💛💛

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PEEL YOUR SLUGS & SNAILS!!! 🐌🐌🐌🐌

As snail badges are arriving for patrons who joined the top two tiers earlier this year: IMPORTANT REMINDER TO PEEL YOUR SNAILS!!

Otherwise they'll look very sick & faded 🤢

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Neurodivergent people, what's your favourite season? ☃️🌞🌸🍂

I love summer because it's the one where I feel less depressed lol

But I think that's an unpopular opinion?

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Autistic people, what's the best self-care tip you've ever heard? 💛

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Neurodivergent peoples - what are your biggest sensory icks? 💩

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PEEL YOUR SNAILS!!! 🐌🐌🐌🐌

As snail badges are arriving for patrons who joined the top two tiers earlier this year: IMPORTANT REMINDER TO PEEL YOUR SNAILS!!

Otherwise they'll look very sick 🤢

Spread the word far and wide!!!

I demonstrate at about 7:20 in this video 💛💛💛

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Do you wear noise-cancelling headphones in public? Is it ruining your opportunities for connection? 🤔👀

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In the spirit of my latest video, are you open to strangers approaching you for a chat when you're out in public?

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Phew! It was such a breath of fresh air to react to autism-related content from an actual scientist!!!! Not Joe Rogan or RFK Jr or Zachary Levi or Abbey’s Mom.

Suddenly the world feels (somewhat) sane again!!!! It’s been a hard year so far!!! 😩😂😭

My new Patreon exclusive video is a reaction to an interview with Gina Rippon, a neuroscientist currently promoting her new book, ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’.

In this discussion, she touches on some of the research on autism in women (a lot of which applies to high masking individuals in general).

A lot of what she said resonated with me more than I expected; it was so interesting to hear that other women have discovered they’re autistic after having an allistic child and seeing how easily they take to things like the school environment.

I’d love to know if any of what she said rings true for you, too! It’s available now for all tiers 💛🐌

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It's been over a year since the last episode, so we are long overdue for an 'Are the Neurotypicals Okay' moment 😅

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