5 min 0 autism culture Autistic Characters in Anime: Representation, Speculation, and Relatability Rae Elise January 7, 2025 Anime is famous for its wide array of unique, deeply complex characters—people who are often… Read More
6 min 0 autism science Is There a Test for Autism? What Are the Signs, and How Do You Get Diagnosed? Rae Elise January 7, 2025 If you’ve ever googled “Am I autistic?” at 3 a.m. after spiraling into yet another… Read More
6 min 0 autism representation Idioms About Being Different: A Polite Warning or a Subtle Criticism? Rae Elise January 7, 2025 We’ve all heard the idioms: dance like no one is watching, march to the beat… Read More
6 min 0 autism culture identity The Ghost in the Machine: Autism, AI, and What It Means to Be Human Rae Elise January 6, 2025 There’s a line I keep coming back to from Alan Turing—the father of modern computing—who… Read More
24 min 0 autism creativity Poems from a Quiet Mind: Through the Static (A Collection of Neurodivergent Verse) Rae Elise January 6, 2025 So yeah… I write poems sometimes. I’ve never really shared them before, apart from occasionally… Read More
6 min 0 autism spectrum Autism Isn’t One Thing: What It Feels Like to Be on the Spectrum Rae Elise January 1, 2025 Autism is not a singular experience. It’s not a specific trait or behavior you can… Read More
5 min 0 autism culture Secret Famous Autists from History: Speculations, Stories, and Evidence Rae Elise December 29, 2024 Autism wasn’t formally recognized until the 20th century, yet as we look back through history,… Read More
5 min 0 burnout culture “Rotting in Bed”: The Art of Doing Nothing and Why It’s Finally Okay Rae Elise December 23, 2024 “Rotting in bed”—a phrase that sounds dramatic, maybe even a little morbid, but one that’s… Read More
3 min 0 autism burnout culture friendship I’m Not Disabled By Autism; I’m Disabled By Unaccommodating People Rae Elise December 19, 2024 I’ve lost count of how many times people have told me, “You don’t seem disabled.”… Read More
6 min 0 culture identity Why Some People on Reddit Call Themselves “Autists” (and How It Makes Me Feel) Rae Elise December 5, 2024 If you’ve ever waded into the chaotic, meme-filled sea of Reddit’s Wall Street Bets (WSB),… Read More