im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: About the early bird bonus What you'll get in the course This might be a good fit for you if... The practical details Early bird sign up bonus (expiring today) Hi Reader, This is just a friendly executive function reminder that today is the last day to get the early bird sign up bonus. If you've been thinking about Anxiety Reduction for Autistics, and would like an extra live practice session with me, dedicated to putting...
5 days ago • 3 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The vicious cycle Getting out of the vicious cycle This might be a good fit for you if... The practical details Early bird sign up bonus (expiring soon) Hi Reader, The vicious cycle: Overwhelm and internal resistance leads to finding easier things to do instead of more important work, leads to feeling like you're wasting your life, leads to feeling not good enough, leads to depression, leads to fears of disappointing...
6 days ago • 3 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: A tale of when working from home backfired Anxiety course invite This week only - sign up bonus Hi Reader, In 2008, when the company I was working for moved to another state, they offered to let me work from home. That seemed like a dream come true, so I set up a desk and computer and settled in to have blessed alone time while getting things done. Or that was the plan. What I didn't fully appreciate is that my supposed...
9 days ago • 8 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Anxiety and autism What works for Autistics? This might be a good fit for you if... The practical details Early bird sign up bonus Hi Reader, Anxiety and autism practically go hand-in-hand. They are so common together, that I've heard some people express the opinion that it's inevitable to be anxious if you're Autistic. I know that's not true though. I know it, because I've worked through so much of my own anxiety, and...
11 days ago • 4 min read
In this email: An inclusive circus! Free workshop recording Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: What Culture Says about Strength Isn't True Hi Reader, Last week, I went to the circus. An inclusive, diverse, sensory-friendly, disability-accessible circus. That was really impressive both as a circus (really great acts), and in the way they put on the entire show. It's called Omnium Circus, and the theme of the...
18 days ago • 7 min read
In this email: Dealing with the anxiety of 2025 Free workshop recording 2 Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Feature article: Anxiety or Sensory Sensitivity? Here's How to Tell Hi Reader, This has been quite an eventful start to 2025. So much has happened, on a national and international scale, and I'm not going to get into details, but I do want to acknowledge that there is a lot of change, uncertainty, and craziness going on right...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
In this email: Workshop recording and transcript links How to get the slides Feedback form link Hi Reader,Here’s the link to the workshop recording, along with the full transcript:https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2025/03/14/practical-tips-for-disclosing-your-autism/Or you can watch it directly on YouTube: How to get the slides Want the slides for keepsies? I'm offering the slides for $5, to supplement what it takes me to create this. It actually takes me a lot of time and effort and hard cash...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
In this email: Last chance for my live free workshop 4 Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop - TODAY! Feature article: Is autism disclosure harder than ever? Hi Reader, This is going to be a short one today, as my next free public workshop is in a few hours, and I don't want to overload anyone (including myself) with too much info on one day. But this is the day that I usually send out the newsletter, and the part of...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
In this email: My example of resting in action 4 Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: Reflection Prompts on Rest Hi Reader, I took last week off to rest and recuperate, after putting in so much effort for the last nine months in creating the burnout course. I put the week off on my calendar a few months ago, knowing that I would likely need and want some time off after it was all officially done, and...
2 months ago • 5 min read