View past chats on this topic: Oct 9, 2016, and Apr 14, 2019. Questions: Q1: Do you cook? If so, why? If not, why not? #AutChat Q2: What are some of your favorite meals to cook? (Non-cookers: Favorite meals to eat?) #AutChat Q3: What are some of the barriers to cooking meals that you may […]

View past chats on this topic: September 13, 2016, March 17, 2019, and September 26, 2021. “Hiding how you function” might mean different things: Hiding how difficult it is to do something, hiding the way you do something, because other people don’t think it’s the right way. #AutChat Sometimes it means hiding that you can […]

View transcripts on this topic here: September 6, 2016, July 5, 2020, and November 20, 2022. Healthcare access covers multiple things—cost, travel, available providers, communicating with providers, etc. #AutChat Being autistic or similarly neurodivergent can involve extra challenges. #AutChat Questions: Q1 What barriers to healthcare access have you encountered? #AutChat Q2 Have you tried workarounds […]

View past chats on this topic here: Aug 30, 2016, Jun 17, 2018, and Jan 24, 2021. “Formal diagnosis” can refer to a diagnosis of autism or of another neurodivergence (e.g., ADHD). Some people with formal diagnoses may have known they were autistic or similar beforehand. Some people without formal diagnoses want one; others don’t. […]