Adulthood... with a chance of autism

Random episode about some autistic stuff. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofautism.quora.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit....

In this episode I talk about how I didn’t feel unconditional love from my parents, specifically my mom, and how that has affected me throughout life. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...

Went squirrel hunting in the attic and came across a 30-year-old mother/daughter journal…and found the origin story of the bathroom episode I did a while back. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.link...

I’m afraid if I say what it is, you won’t listen to the episode. But it’s not ramen so that’s good. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthood...

It’s been an odd last few days. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofautism.quora.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/auti...

I feel like autistics experience gratitude more frequently than ordinary people. In this episode, I read a few entries from my gratitude journal and explain the meaning behind each thing I’m grateful for. I also wonder if others feel grateful for similar things because they’re material, but they make my life easier. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable...

Apologies in advance, but there are two public service announcements I make in this episode. Plus I talk about the anxiety of misplacing something. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

This episode is about the horrors of attending workplace holiday parties. I share what mine were like prior to leaving the traditional workforce and turning to freelancing. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: htt...

I’ve talked on here before about what stores are like for me but not about going to them during the holidays. Complete sensory overload. Also, I provide some suggestions about how to make stores more autism-friendly. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: http...

Every Marvelous Dream Replayed = I get to relive my trauma. Just kidding. This episode is about actual EMDR therapy and how I will be starting it soon. I realized I didn’t work through all my trauma like I thought I had and my therapist suggested this type of therapy. The link I mentioned: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22641-emdr-therapy *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online...

My wife is still recovering from COVID and it’s slow-going. It’s hard to take care of someone for days because life is already hard for me but more so when I’m responsible for making sure my wife does what she needs to do to get better. This episode may sound all over the place, so sorry about that. It’s just hard to admit this stuff is hard. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angel...

Apparently I only have enough empathy to take care of my sick wife for three days. She got COVID for the second time, and I'm taking care of her, which I don't mind since she's my wife. However, it seems I only have three days' worth of all the things you need to do and feel for someone who is sick. Once that fourth day hits, my empathy vanishes! WTF is this? Is this an autistic thing, or does thi...

This is maybe an episode you’ll want to skip. My wife got COVID for the second time. I’d been feeling stressed and anxious about what this week would be like for me, and that was before she tested positive. Then I suddenly wasn’t stressed or anxious because she’s my priority and so I immediately shifted into problem-solving mode for lack of a better description. I feel this episode is all over the...

I think autistic people are very efficient and out-of-the-box thinkers, and we can be damn good at problem-solving. However, I’ve come across so many people who think my way is wrong, when, in fact, it’s the better way for ME. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Subs...

I talk about unrelated things in this episode. But it's a planned episode, I promise! *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofa...

Do you find that when you're talking to someone, you descibed something that happened but some of what you were thinking, you didn't say out loud? I just realized I do that, which means I leave out important info, and in doing so, portrayed what I said much differently than I intended. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Jo...

This is embarrassing but my last episode got cut off at the end and since I don’t know how to edit, this is the rest of that episode. I think and do things that I know are autistic and I really hope you email me even if you just do one of the ones I mention. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.am...

I’ll explain in the next episode why there are two parts. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofautism.quora.com/ Reddit: htt...

This episode is me just sharing the autistic thoughts and behaviors I’ve noticed about myself this week. I promise this episode isn’t life-changing lol *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com...

I know, I know. But I just had to. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofautism.quora.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/a...

This episode is me describing what I’ve done with my new room in terms of decorating. I am having a hard time accepting the fact that my room doesn’t look like an adult hangs out here. After listening to this episode, if you do the same with your space, please tell me so I can feel better about this lol *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adulta...

I realize there are many autistic people who buy real food from the grocery store and make real meals. I am not one of those autistic people. In this episode, I read from several of my Instacart grocery list, so you can see the kind of odd items I buy on a weekly basis. I felt some shame about what I eat, and how I shop until I found out that I am autistic. So if you shop like this and have felt e...

True story. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceofautism.quora.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/autisticang38/

I have a new room, money got stolen, and my card got declined when I was buying Spree. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school.teachable.com/p/adultautism101 Public Journal series: https://www.amazon.com/author/autisticang Substack: https://autisticang38.substack.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autistic-ang-87494030a/ Quora: https://adulthoodwithachanceof...

I read out loud the article “Seeking the Autism Diagnosis” in the Sep/Oct 2023 issue of Psychotherapy Networker. It was written by a therapist, who isn’t even autistic herself. She gives assessments to people who think they might be autistic, but in this article, she doesn’t seem very validating, and sounds kind of ignorant. *** Email: autisticang38@gmail.com Online Course: angela-walker-s-school....