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Explaining Autism Using Cats, Spinning Tops, and Chaos

  • Rae Elise
  • December 5, 2018
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  • education
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The Girl No One Thought Was Autistic: My Story

  • Rae Elise
  • January 10, 2019
  • 6 min
  • autism
  • confessions

Autistic Confessions: I Can’t Follow Spoken Directions (And Here’s Why)

  • Rae Elise
  • April 2, 2019
  • 5 min
  • autism
  • stimming

The Myths and Truths About Stimming: Oh, the Ways We Stim

  • Rae Elise
  • May 17, 2019
  • 5 min
Autistic Characters in Anime: Representation, Speculation, and Relatability
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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…
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Is There a Test for Autism? What Are the Signs, and How Do You Get Diagnosed?
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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…
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Idioms About Being Different: A Polite Warning or a Subtle Criticism?
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  • 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…
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The Ghost in the Machine: Autism, AI, and What It Means to Be Human
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  • 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…
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Poems from a Quiet Mind: Through the Static (A Collection of Neurodivergent Verse)
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  • 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…
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Autism Isn’t One Thing: What It Feels Like to Be on the Spectrum
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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…
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Secret Famous Autists from History: Speculations, Stories, and Evidence
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  • 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,…
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“Rotting in Bed”: The Art of Doing Nothing and Why It’s Finally Okay
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  • 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…
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I’m Not Disabled By Autism; I’m Disabled By Unaccommodating People
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  • burnout
  • culture
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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.”…
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Why Some People on Reddit Call Themselves “Autists” (and How It Makes Me Feel)
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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),…
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Elise R

perpetual overthinker

Writing is my therapy and my rebellion. I live in a cozy corner of the world with a collection of fidget toys and a love for midnight snacks. I hope you’ll find comfort, humor, and maybe a little bit of yourself in these pages.

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Notes from the void of my unreliable being... about the meaning and purpose of reality and shit like that. Also some poetry, but whatever. Ruthless autism advocate who can sometimes mask as neurotypical... until my next meltdown but we won't talk about that.

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