Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: Teaser of what's coming in the new year Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Latest videos Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Is it rude for Autistics to spend holidays in their room? Additional resource options Feature article: 6 Things I Know About Rest Hi Reader, With the year winding down, I'm trying to wrap up a bunch of loose ends and lingering projects that...
22 days ago • 11 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: Holiday expectations Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Latest videos Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Additional resource options Feature article: The Critical Secret To Getting Out Of Autistic Burnout Hi Reader, Last week was Thanksgiving in the United States, and my mom and I had a small, low-key, two-person gathering at home this year. No big family dinner,...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: When my aunt exploded at me Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Special offer: ND art donation Latest videos Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Personal reflections mini series Additional resource options Feature article: Why They Say “You Know What You Did”: The Unexpected Backlash Hi Reader, When I was in my mid 20s and interested in genealogy, I had done a bunch...
about 2 months ago • 16 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: My own recent experience with internalized ableism Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Latest videos Vandwelling mini video series Beyond Autistic Burnout course Additional resource options Feature article: Why Finding Your Autistic Community Didn't Fix Your Loneliness (The Truth No One Talks About) Hi Reader, I'm thick in the weeds of putting together this Saturday's...
2 months ago • 25 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Internalized ableism examples What to expect in the workshop Registration info Hi Reader, When prominent government officials make bogus claims about autism, it's easy to spot that as harmful messaging. But there's also a more specific name for it: it's a form of ableism. It's essentially saying that only those who fit their particular conception of what an "able-bodied" and "able-minded" person is like are acceptable, and...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: The one critical secret to getting out of autistic burnout Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Vandwelling mini video series Beyond Autistic Burnout course Additional resource options Feature article: Letting Go of the Shame of Avoiding People Hi Reader, One of the most common questions I get is some variation of, "how do you get out of burnout/make things...
3 months ago • 12 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Internalized ableism examples What to expect in the workshop Registration info Hi Reader, Do you get mad at your brain? Do you think things like, "my brain should make sense." Or, "My brain should be logical/reasonable/reliable/work better." Or, "Why won't my brain cooperate? Why won't it do what I want to do?" Or, "Why can't I focus? Work? Study? Do anything while waiting for a package to arrive?" And, "I should be better...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: Intro to my new workshop Internalized Ableism Workshop and Self-Assessment Vandwelling mini video series Beyond Autistic Burnout course Additional resource options Feature article: Aiming for A “Good Day” Is Too Much Pressure Hi Reader, Have you interacted with other Autistics and secretly (shamefully) thought, “Is that how I come off to people? No wonder people don't like...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: Reflecting on transformative moments Vandwelling mini video series A Lighthearted Personal Growth Activity Book: available NOW! Beyond Autistic Burnout course Additional resource options Feature article: This Transformed Driving for My Mom Hi Reader, I made it back Sunday from my two week road trip. It was a lot of (good) socializing, activities, seeing people, revisiting familiar...
4 months ago • 14 min read