View past chats on this topic: Nov 27, 2016, Nov 29, 2015, Nov 11, 2018, and November 14, 2021. Questions: This #AutChat is on coping with holidays. Feel free to answer about any holidays, not just upcoming ones. Holidays often involve both stress and good things – travel, disruption to routines, visiting family members, etc. Q1: […]
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Sexual orientation
View transcripts of past chats on this topic here: Sep 20, 2016, Dec 3, 2017, Feb 2, 2020, Feb 7, 2021, and Apr 2, 2023. You don’t have to disclose your orientation to participate, though you can if you want. #AutChat Questions: Q1: Did being autistic or similarly neurodivergent play a role in understanding your […]
Food sensitivities: Taste and texture
Read past chats on this topic: November 12, 2017, December 1, 2019, and June 11, 2023. Q1: Do you have any taste (or oral texture) sensitivities? What foods are pleasant vs aversive for you? #AutChat Q2: Have your taste/oral texture sensitivities changed over time, or do they change depending on other variables? #AutChat Q3: How […]
Addiction
You can read a past chat on this topic here: October 30, 2022. This #autchat is on addiction. If this is a difficult topic for you, remember you can mute the hashtag or step away for self-care. Q1: Have you had issues with addiction? Do you (or have you) considered yourself an addict? #autchat Q2: […]
How we learned we were autistic / similarly neurodivergent
View past chats on this topic: October 15, 2017 and October 27, 2019, and June 5, 2022. You can answer about all/any neurodivergences you have, if you have more than one (e.g., both autism and ADHD). #AutChat Q1: When did you learn you were autistic or otherwise neurodivergent? Did you suspect it beforehand or was […]
Women/people perceived as women
View transcripts of past chats on this topic here: May 12, 2015, June 28, 2015, October 22, 2017, August 9, 2020, and December 25, 2022. Questions: Today’s topic is women (including trans women) and people perceived as women (some nonbinary people, some not-out trans men, etc) #AutChat Q1: Do you think being a woman or […]
Autistic culture
View transcripts of past chats on this topic: Apr 14, 2015, Jul 12, 2015, Oct 11, 2015, Oct 8, 2017, June 7, 2020. Questions: Q1: What does Autistic culture mean to you? #AutChat Q2: Are you involved in an Autistic culture? If so, in what ways? #AutChat Q3: What aspect of Autistic culture would you […]
Autistic representation in fiction
View past chats on this topic here: October 1, 2017, July 19, 2020, and November 6, 2022. Questions are written about autistic representation in fiction but feel free to answer about similar neurodivergences. #AutChat Q1: What are your favorite examples of autistic characters in books, movies, TV shows, and other media? #AutChat Q2: What do […]
Executive function: Planning, starting, and stopping tasks
View past chats on this topic: Sep 24, 2017, Sep 16, 2018, and May 2, 2021. Executive function includes many aspects of self-regulation and task management. Here is a blog post that talks more about executive function: https://wrangletangle.tumblr.com/post/156193731532/when-we-say-executive-dysfunction-i-think-its #AutChat Today we’ll talk about planning, starting, and stopping tasks, including autistic inertia (see https://www.divergentminds.org/a-look-at-autistic-inertia/). #AutChat Q1: […]
Boundaries, safety, and boundary violations
View past chats on this topic: September 17, 2017, January 12, 2020, and May 22, 2022. You can also see questions and transcripts for our other chat on boundaries here. Today’s #AutChat deals with some difficult topics. Remember that if you need to, you can step away and do some self-care. Q1 How do you […]