View past chats on this topic: September 10, 2017, October 20, 2019, and May 15, 2022. Q1: How do you define boundaries? #AutChat Q2: What things do you set boundaries around (or wish you could set boundaries around)? #AutChat Q3: Have you ever not set boundaries and regretted it? #AutChat Q4: What makes it easier […]

View transcripts of our previous chats on this topic: Jun 28, 2016, May 26, 2015, July 19, 2015, and Sep 3, 2017, and Dec 19, 2021. Questions: Q1: How did your symptoms/skills change throughout childhood (say up through 18)? (Social, sensory, motor, other) #AutChat (Or the present, if you’re under 18) #AutChat You might think […]

View past chats on this topic: August 27, 2017, August 25, 2019, and January 30, 2022. Today’s #AutChat is about eating disorders. If you have never had an ED, feel free to speak about your body image in general. Numbers (weight, BMI, calories, clothing size, etc) can be triggering. Please consider giving a content warning […]

View past chats on this topic: June 9, 2015, August 13, 2017, December 22, 2019, and May 1, 2022. Q1: Have you used sensory/stim apps? Which ones? What did you like/dislike about them? #AutChat Q2: Have you used apps for executive function stuff (remembering things, organizing things, etc)? Which ones? What did you like/dislike about […]

View transcripts of past chats here: August 6, 2017, November 25, 2018, and January 9, 2022. This #AutChat is about connective tissue disorders, such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connective_tissue_disease Q1 Do you suspect, or know, you have a connective tissue disorder? If diagnosed, what form have you been diagnosed with? #AutChat Q2 What […]

This #autchat is about neurodivergent symptoms, traits, and experiences you see discussed more vs less in autistic communities. View a transcript of a past chat on this topic here. Questions: Q1: What neurodivergent symptoms, traits, or experiences do you have that you see talked about a lot in autistic communities? #autchat Q2: What neurodivergent symptoms, […]

View past chats on this topic: July 23, 2017, August 18, 2019, and August 31, 2022. Q1 Have you had dental and orthodontic care? What kinds of care/procedures/etc? #AutChat Q2 What difficulties have you run into with dental and orthodontic care (e.g., financial, sensory, interpersonal, other)? #AutChat Q3 What strategies or coping skills have you […]

View past chats on this topic: September 22, 2015, July 16, 2017, August 4, 2019 and February 13, 2022. Questions: Q1: What are the hard parts about writing an autistic or similarly neurodivergent character (for you)? The easy parts? #AutChat Q2: When you write autistic or similarly neurodivergent characters, what do you worry about? #AutChat […]

View past chats on this topic: July 9, 2017, May 5, 2019, and December 26, 2021. This #AutChat was on energy management. (Some people use the term “spoons” instead of energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory) You might think of “energy management” as ensuring you have the physical/mental energy to do something when you need to do it. #AutChat […]

View transcript of past chats on this topic here: March 31, 2015; July 2, 2017; March 22, 2020, and August 21, 2022. Q1: Do you currently use augmentative or alternative communication? Full-time? Part-time? What type of system? #AutChat Q2: What barriers do you face in using AAC? Ableism? Technical limitations? Cost? Anxiety about not passing? […]