Radical Authenticity
For a while, I was known online for the vulnerable and highly specific things I would share; however, as the account grew, I felt less...
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Shauna
- Oct 19, 2023
- 2 min
Ana Bahibek Filistine
It’s taken me some time to get here. I’m going to keep this brief; my only goals are to be clear about where I stand and provide a few...
Shauna
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
Redrawing Boundaries
Sometimes extenuating circumstances lead us to approach things differently. I've spent a lot of time being angry about things from my...
Shauna
- Oct 8, 2023
- 7 min
A Story About Drinking and Dopamine Deficiency
TW: Discussions of (romanticized) alcohol use My maternal grandfather passed away on Christmas Day from an alcohol-related aneurysm when...
Shauna
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
My Uniquely Unoriginal Life: The "Ohhh... I'm AUDHD..." Edition
Updated March 13, 2024 Sometimes our best intentions are a real miss - and this was one of them. I'm proud of this book and what I...
Shauna
- Sep 12, 2023
- 1 min
You're Not Alone
In case you needed this reminder today: You’re not anxious; you’re triggered. You’re not self-absorbed; you’re monotropic. You don’t lack...
Shauna
- Aug 31, 2023
- 2 min
What Barbie Represents to Me
This may be part of why I’ve avoided the movie even though I know, rationally, the message is completely different than the one I began...
Shauna
- Aug 20, 2023
- 8 min
Unmasking the Patriarchy's Control Over my Body
[Content warning: (unglorified) body image, weight, disordered eating, sexualization] I posted a story on TikTok last night and asked if...
Shauna
- Aug 15, 2023
- 2 min
I might be a hypocrite...
I talk a lot about authenticity and share some brutally honest stuff with a lot of strangers online, but I've been hiding in plain sight...
Shauna
- Jul 29, 2023
- 3 min
My Inner-Child and Hyperlexia
One of the things I've been reminded of as I've explored my inner-child's unmet needs, especially after knowing I'm autistic, is my love...
Shauna
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
Things I’m Learning as an Autistic Adult: Grief is a Physical Emotion
TRIGGER WARNING: PARENT LOSS AND GRIEF I walked away from a very secure 6-figure job in DC to come back to Ohio. It made no sense. I was...
Shauna
- Jul 22, 2023
- 3 min
Unmasking Autism: Reflections on Revisiting Trauma and Relationships
I wish I would have known unmasking meant I’d have to tear open old wounds, erasing scars I never should have had, replacing with fresh...
Shauna
- Jul 14, 2023
- 3 min
Feelings vs Emotions - in real life
Content warning: pet loss When I lost my cat Kingston of 16 years, I had just realized I'm autistic about a month before and was still a...
Shauna
- Jul 13, 2023
- 8 min
Is Passion-Driven Autonomy also your PDA style?
Do I have a pervasive drive for autonomy? Yes. But the truth is, that’s not enough. It needs to be rooted in passion. It’s not just that...
Shauna
- Jul 13, 2023
- 2 min
Compassion and Support are Verbs
I've struggled with friendship my entire life. Once I found out I'm autistic, I thought that was the crux of the struggles, but I've...
Shauna
- Jul 12, 2023
- 2 min
Battling with Internalized Ableism
I would be lying to say I don't battle with residual layers of internalized ableism. I don't think it would be reasonable to expect...
Shauna
- Jul 8, 2023
- 1 min
Flat Affect Ingenuity
One of the more noticeably autistic things about me that still flew under the radar for forty years is my flat affect and monotone voice....
Shauna
- Jul 4, 2023
- 2 min
Can we stop acting like if people ask for help, it will magically appear?
I’m so tired of this trope. And the thing is, this is bullshit on a micro to macro level; personal to systemic. We have systems that...
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