Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Usually we do this the last Thursday of the month, but clearly that's Thanksgiving in the US and I'd rather not try to livestream then :) Also, sorry to those of you that wanted a 4pm time - I get off work at 4pm so I had to go with 6pm instead.
If you don't know me, I'm a late-diagnosed autistic adult and I do autism related content. While the stream might not just be about autism, it sure helps if you're at least interested a little bit in the topic because it comes up frequently. But if you just want to come hang out, you're welcome to, autistic or not!
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Usually we do this the last Thursday of the month, but clearly that's Thanksgiving in the US and I'd rather not try to livestream then :) Also, sorry to those of you that wanted a 4pm time - I get off work at 4pm so I had to go with 6pm instead.
If you don't know me, I'm a late-diagnosed autistic adult and I do autism related content. While the stream might not just be about autism, it sure helps if you're at least interested a little bit in the topic because it comes up frequently. But if you just want to come hang out, you're welcome to, autistic or not!
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![Autism & Catatonia
Catatonia can present differently in autism than it may in others, or at least differently than the very stereotypical stupor state that most professionals are familiar with. Autistic catatonia may be responsible for some of the concerning things that can come along with severe autism, which is information that is extremely important for us to know and share about. On the flip side, this may be what many are experiencing and erroneously attributing to selective mutism.
References:
Bennie, M. (2019, December 2). Autism-Related Catatonia: Shut Downs, Mobility, and Speech Difficulties After Early Childhood. Autism Awareness. https://autismawarenesscentre.com/autism-related-catatonia/
Breen, J., & Hare, D. J. (2017). The nature and prevalence of catatonic symptoms in young people with autism. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(6), 580–593. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12362
Downey, J. M., & Mcdonald, M. E. (2019). Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorder [Association for Science in Autism Treatment]. Clinical Corner: Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://asatonline.org/research-treatment/clinical-corner/catatonia/
Is it selective mutism––or chronic catatonia? » NeuroClastic. (2020, November 26). NeuroClastic. https://neuroclastic.com/is-it-selective-mutism-or-chronic-catatonia/
Lindberg, S. (2020, December 1). What Is Catatonia? Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-catatonia-5025661
UCL. (2020, October 30). Diagnosis. UCL Institute of Mental Health. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/research/catatonia/diagnosis
Wachtel, L. E. (2019). The multiple faces of catatonia in autism spectrum disorders: Descriptive clinical experience of 22 patients over 12 years. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(4), 471–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1210-4
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![Society Gaslighting Autistic People
One of my Patrons asked if I could talk about the concept of society gaslighting autistic people. I believe this concept is definitely intertwined with the issue of people not understanding that so-called mild autism is still autism.
(just pretend the lights are actual gas lights okay? I tried.)
Melt Like Icecream book
Request autographed by Sarah version: https://www.facebook.com/theautisticOT/posts/3092877360840005
Not autographed, just through Amazon:
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[this is NOT sponsored in any way, just wanted to share ;)]
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![The Sense of Interoception
Did you know you have more than five senses? One of them is called interoception and its quite important to the autistic experience (although, as with any sensory issue, not exclusive to autistic people).
References/Further Reading:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309527227_Alexithymia_A_general_deficit_of_interoception#:~:text=Abstract,and%20describing%20ones%20own%20emotions.&text=We%20therefore%20suggest%20that%20rather,a%20general%20failure%20of%20interoception.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985305/#:~:text=Interoception%20is%20the%20perception%20of,%2C%202002%3B%20Barrett%20et%20al.
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/interoception-and-sensory-processing-issues-what-you-need-to-know
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![An Autistic Persons Thoughts on Next For Autism & Color the Spectrum | Live
For this months livestream, Im going to be talking about the whole Color the Spectrum event by Mark Rober, his video, and the charity Next for Autism, as well as the autistic communitys response. As its a livestream, Im sure well have an interesting conversation!
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