There is a very specific thing that happens to me when someone I love dies.
Nothing.
Not immediately, anyway. I hear the news and something in my #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity
Nothing.
Not immediately, anyway. I hear the news and something in my #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity
Autistic Grief Doesn’t Follow the Rules
just1voice.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There is a very specific thing that happens to me when someone I love dies.
Nothing.
Not immediately, anyway. I hear the news and something in my #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity
Nothing.
Not immediately, anyway. I hear the news and something in my #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity
I received an adult #autism diagnosis at the age of 29 in 2020. Learn more about my journey of self-discovery, awareness, #RepublishedAutomatically #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity #Disabled #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
My Adult Autism Diagnosis Journey
I received an adult #autism diagnosis at the age of 29 in 2020. Learn more about my journey of self-discovery, awareness, #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
May 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I received an adult #autism diagnosis at the age of 29 in 2020. Learn more about my journey of self-discovery, awareness, #RepublishedAutomatically #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity #Disabled #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
Supporting #autism means listening to autistic people and learning how to be accepting and inclusive of us. Check out these #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #AutisticParent #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate
Autism Resources
Supporting #autism means listening to autistic people and learning how to be accepting and inclusive of us. Check out these #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Supporting #autism means listening to autistic people and learning how to be accepting and inclusive of us. Check out these #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #AutisticParent #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate
"Diagnosed as an Autistic Adult" was a presentation featuring Tessa Watkins and Dr. Jessica Maher at Rep. Dan Miller's 11th #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticAdvocate #AutisticParent #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticMama
Diagnosed as an Autistic Adult
"Diagnosed as an Autistic Adult" was a presentation featuring Tessa Watkins and Dr. Jessica Maher at Rep. Dan Miller's 11th #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"Diagnosed as an Autistic Adult" was a presentation featuring Tessa Watkins and Dr. Jessica Maher at Rep. Dan Miller's 11th #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticAdvocate #AutisticParent #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticMama
What's it like for a martial artist to heal from pregnancy? Read more about my personal postpartum experience with karate. #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity #AutisticSelfAdvocate
Karate-Do & Pregnancy: The Fourth Trimester
What's it like for a martial artist to heal from pregnancy? Read more about my personal postpartum experience with karate. #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
What's it like for a martial artist to heal from pregnancy? Read more about my personal postpartum experience with karate. #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity #AutisticSelfAdvocate
Hi, my pronouns are they/them. I am proud to be genderfluid. I embrace the labels like non-binary (enby), genderqueer, and #RepublishedAutomatically #GenderQueer #Queer #NonBinary #Enby #ActuallyAutistic #GenderDiversity
I am Genderfluid (Non-Binary and Trans)
Hi, my pronouns are they/them. I am proud to be genderfluid. I embrace the labels like non-binary (enby), genderqueer, and #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hi, my pronouns are they/them. I am proud to be genderfluid. I embrace the labels like non-binary (enby), genderqueer, and #RepublishedAutomatically #GenderQueer #Queer #NonBinary #Enby #ActuallyAutistic #GenderDiversity
I didn’t know I was autistic until I was an adult, but I knew that I was different from an early age. There's been a #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #CPTSD #Depression #Autism #MentalHealth #ActuallyAutistic
I’m Autistic, Not Broken
I didn’t know I was autistic until I was an adult, but I knew that I was different from an early age. There's been a #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
April 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I didn’t know I was autistic until I was an adult, but I knew that I was different from an early age. There's been a #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #CPTSD #Depression #Autism #MentalHealth #ActuallyAutistic
Learn more about autistic meltdowns and how to navigate them when they happen to you or someone you know. #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticsParentingAutistics #Autism #Neurodiversity
The Meltdown Cycle: Understanding and Navigating Emotional Crises
Learn more about autistic meltdowns and how to navigate them when they happen to you or someone you know. #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
April 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Learn more about autistic meltdowns and how to navigate them when they happen to you or someone you know. #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticsParentingAutistics #Autism #Neurodiversity
I got scammed by the Art Institute but because I tried to make good financial choices, I don't get justice. #RepublishedAutomatically #ArtInstitute #StudentLoanForgiveness #StudentLoanCrisis
Student loan borrowers who attended the Art Institutes got debt relief—but not everyone!
I got scammed by the Art Institute but because I tried to make good financial choices, I don't get justice. #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I got scammed by the Art Institute but because I tried to make good financial choices, I don't get justice. #RepublishedAutomatically #ArtInstitute #StudentLoanForgiveness #StudentLoanCrisis
Listen to autistics, parents, and a former #ABA therapist discuss why Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is abuse for autistic #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #AutismMom #AutisticMama #AutisticAdvocate #ActuallyAutistic
The Effects of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Listen to autistics, parents, and a former #ABA therapist discuss why Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is abuse for autistic #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Listen to autistics, parents, and a former #ABA therapist discuss why Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is abuse for autistic #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #AutismMom #AutisticMama #AutisticAdvocate #ActuallyAutistic
I use this feelings wheel, created by Dr. Gloria Willcox, to assist with my alexithymia. If it helps you too, try my interactive #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticCharacteristics #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AutisticTraits
Feelings Wheel for Alexithymia
I use this feelings wheel, created by Dr. Gloria Willcox, to assist with my alexithymia. If it helps you too, try my interactive #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
February 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I use this feelings wheel, created by Dr. Gloria Willcox, to assist with my alexithymia. If it helps you too, try my interactive #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticCharacteristics #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AutisticTraits
We have always praised children who make adults comfortable.
The ones who sat still. Who didn't make a fuss. Who said "please" #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticMama #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate #Autism #AutismMom
The ones who sat still. Who didn't make a fuss. Who said "please" #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticMama #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate #Autism #AutismMom
The “Good Kid” Was Never Fine: Rethinking What We Were Actually Praising When We Praised Compliance
We have always praised children who make adults comfortable.
The ones who sat still. Who didn't make a fuss. Who said "please" #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
May 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We have always praised children who make adults comfortable.
The ones who sat still. Who didn't make a fuss. Who said "please" #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticMama #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate #Autism #AutismMom
The ones who sat still. Who didn't make a fuss. Who said "please" #RepublishedAutomatically #AutisticMama #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdvocate #Autism #AutismMom
Tessa and Biz talk about #autism in this #podcast episode of One Bad Mother. This is a 2-part series because Tessa infodumped #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #AutisticAdvocate #Neurodiversity
Tessa talks to Biz about Autism on the One Bad Mother Podcast
Tessa and Biz talk about #autism in this #podcast episode of One Bad Mother. This is a 2-part series because Tessa infodumped #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Tessa and Biz talk about #autism in this #podcast episode of One Bad Mother. This is a 2-part series because Tessa infodumped #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #AutisticAdvocate #Neurodiversity
Learn more about the physical changes of fight-or-flight. Before we were at the top of the food-chain, we relied on our #RepublishedAutomatically #MentalHealth #Autism #CPTSD #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #SensoryHealth
The physical bodily changes in Fight-or-Flight
Learn more about the physical changes of fight-or-flight. Before we were at the top of the food-chain, we relied on our #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Learn more about the physical changes of fight-or-flight. Before we were at the top of the food-chain, we relied on our #RepublishedAutomatically #MentalHealth #Autism #CPTSD #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #SensoryHealth
Are you a parent wishing your child grows up to be normal? You're not alone and there's a good reason you might feel that #RepublishedAutomatically #GenderDiversity #Enby #Queer #NonBinary #GenderQueer #Transphobia #Trans
I don’t want my kid to be Trans
Are you a parent wishing your child grows up to be normal? You're not alone and there's a good reason you might feel that #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Are you a parent wishing your child grows up to be normal? You're not alone and there's a good reason you might feel that #RepublishedAutomatically #GenderDiversity #Enby #Queer #NonBinary #GenderQueer #Transphobia #Trans
Something shifted in the way people talk about money.
It's not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Autism
It's not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Autism
Being Broke in 2026 Feels Different. It’s Because It Is.
Something shifted in the way people talk about money.
It's not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
April 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Something shifted in the way people talk about money.
It's not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Autism
It's not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Autism
I want to start with a number.
75%.
That's the percentage of autistic adults who meet the criteria for at least one mental health condition. Anxiety, #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
75%.
That's the percentage of autistic adults who meet the criteria for at least one mental health condition. Anxiety, #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Therapy Is Failing Autistic Adults. We Need to Talk About It.
just1voice.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I want to start with a number.
75%.
That's the percentage of autistic adults who meet the criteria for at least one mental health condition. Anxiety, #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
75%.
That's the percentage of autistic adults who meet the criteria for at least one mental health condition. Anxiety, #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
I need to tell you about the moment.
Not the diagnosis. Not the paperwork, not the waiting room, not the clinician using words I already knew because I'd done #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Not the diagnosis. Not the paperwork, not the waiting room, not the clinician using words I already knew because I'd done #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
The Day I Recognized Myself in My Kid as an Autistic Parent
just1voice.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I need to tell you about the moment.
Not the diagnosis. Not the paperwork, not the waiting room, not the clinician using words I already knew because I'd done #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Not the diagnosis. Not the paperwork, not the waiting room, not the clinician using words I already knew because I'd done #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
I write a lot about the hard stuff.
The masking, the loneliness, the bureaucratic nightmare of trying to get diagnosed, the Medicaid cuts, the DOJ memos, #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
The masking, the loneliness, the bureaucratic nightmare of trying to get diagnosed, the Medicaid cuts, the DOJ memos, #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Things I Love About My Autistic Brain (A List Nobody Asked For But Here We Are)
just1voice.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I write a lot about the hard stuff.
The masking, the loneliness, the bureaucratic nightmare of trying to get diagnosed, the Medicaid cuts, the DOJ memos, #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
The masking, the loneliness, the bureaucratic nightmare of trying to get diagnosed, the Medicaid cuts, the DOJ memos, #RepublishedAutomatically #Autism #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
I have a formal #autism diagnosis. I went through the assessment process, paid what it cost, sat through the questions that felt like being poked at by someone who #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Self-Diagnosis Is Valid. I Said What I Said.
just1voice.com
August 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I have a formal #autism diagnosis. I went through the assessment process, paid what it cost, sat through the questions that felt like being poked at by someone who #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Someone called me brave last week.
I was at a small gathering with a few people I knew. Nothing dramatic. Nothing particularly difficult. I was sitting at the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
I was at a small gathering with a few people I knew. Nothing dramatic. Nothing particularly difficult. I was sitting at the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Inspiration Porn and Disability: Stop Calling Autistic People Brave for Existing
just1voice.com
August 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Someone called me brave last week.
I was at a small gathering with a few people I knew. Nothing dramatic. Nothing particularly difficult. I was sitting at the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
I was at a small gathering with a few people I knew. Nothing dramatic. Nothing particularly difficult. I was sitting at the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
I need to tell you something and I need you to stay with me even if your first instinct is to get defensive.
Because I'm not coming at you. I'm not coming at #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Because I'm not coming at you. I'm not coming at #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Dear Autism Parents: The Autistic Adults You’re Arguing With Online Are Your Child’s Future. Maybe Listen to Them.
just1voice.com
August 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I need to tell you something and I need you to stay with me even if your first instinct is to get defensive.
Because I'm not coming at you. I'm not coming at #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Because I'm not coming at you. I'm not coming at #RepublishedAutomatically #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Let me describe someone to you.
They're smart — often very smart. Socially perceptive in ways that surprise people. Creative. Funny. When things are good, #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
They're smart — often very smart. Socially perceptive in ways that surprise people. Creative. Funny. When things are good, #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
PDA Is Not a Behavior Problem. Stop Treating It Like One.
just1voice.com
August 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Let me describe someone to you.
They're smart — often very smart. Socially perceptive in ways that surprise people. Creative. Funny. When things are good, #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
They're smart — often very smart. Socially perceptive in ways that surprise people. Creative. Funny. When things are good, #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
I want to tell you about a specific feeling.
Not the Friday-night-with-nowhere-to-be kind of lonely. Not the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #Neurodiversity #AutisticCharacteristics
Not the Friday-night-with-nowhere-to-be kind of lonely. Not the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #Neurodiversity #AutisticCharacteristics
You Can Be Surrounded By People Who Love You and Still Feel Completely Alone
I want to tell you about a specific feeling.
Not the Friday-night-with-nowhere-to-be kind of lonely. Not the #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
July 31, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I want to tell you about a specific feeling.
Not the Friday-night-with-nowhere-to-be kind of lonely. Not the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #Neurodiversity #AutisticCharacteristics
Not the Friday-night-with-nowhere-to-be kind of lonely. Not the #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTraits #Neurodiversity #AutisticCharacteristics
Someone asked me recently what my favorite movie was.
Simple question. The kind people ask at parties, on first dates, in the awkward silences between more #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Simple question. The kind people ask at parties, on first dates, in the awkward silences between more #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Who Were You Before You Learned to Disappear? Autism, Masking, and the Long Work of Finding Yourself
Someone asked me recently what my favorite movie was.
Simple question. The kind people ask at parties, on first dates, in the awkward silences between more #RepublishedAutomatically
just1voice.com
July 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Someone asked me recently what my favorite movie was.
Simple question. The kind people ask at parties, on first dates, in the awkward silences between more #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Simple question. The kind people ask at parties, on first dates, in the awkward silences between more #RepublishedAutomatically #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity