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Yes, And: How Autism's most common co-occurring conditions can create an important diagnostic domino effect
Why get one diagnosis when you could get three or four?!
 • Melanie Deziel
Hello, Hindsight: The revelatory process of reliving life post-diagnosis
How a new lens on your life makes some things more clear, and others much darker
 • Melanie Deziel
Why aren't autistics writing the autism assessments?
No, but literally... did they consult any autistics on these questions?
 • Melanie Deziel
Playing on "hard mode"
The grief (and peace) that comes with discovering your settings are different
 • Melanie Deziel
[Resources] So, you think you might be autistic?
An Auti-curious gal's guide to digging in, learning more, and moving forward
 • Melanie Deziel
Little ways that I accommodate myself, as an autistic adult
These small changes have had a big impact for me, and they might for you too.
 • Melanie Deziel
Recommended Reads: Early July 2025
Some more articles on the autistic experience worth reading
 • Melanie Deziel
Recommended Reads Roundup for May 2025
Recent articles on the autistic experience worth reading
 • Melanie Deziel
Sol Smith's "The Autistic's Guide To Self-Discovery" is a must read for Late-Identified Autistics
I got an advanced copy of this book, and I'm so glad I did. Here's why you should get a copy too.
 • Melanie Deziel
Don't Get Distracted: RFK Isn’t Talking About Autism. He’s Talking About Eugenics
And listing achievements can make you an unwitting tool for this hateful agenda
 • Melanie Deziel
The steep cost of socializing as an autistic
And how I learned to be OK with saying "no" when I need to
 • Melanie Deziel
Levels, functioning labels, and other ableist hierarchies projected onto the autistic experience
Separating and ranking people hasn't historically worked out well...
 • Melanie Deziel
Can't Catch A Break: The Many Barriers to Diagnosis Facing Autistic Women
An excerpt from my in-progress book on how and why so many autistic women go undiagnosed
 • Melanie Deziel
ChatGPT Prompts for Autistics: How to use generative AI to make your life easier
"AI" might as well stand for Accommodation Invention, tbh
 • Melanie Deziel
The Late-Diagnosed Diaries
The Late-Diagnosed Diaries
Bi-weekly musings of a late-discovered autistic writer. Educational explanations, critical explorations, vulnerable realizations, and a teeny little dash of feminist rage.
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IFS & Neurodiversity
IFS & Neurodiversity
Emma IFS & Neurodiversity
Adulthood... with a chance of autism
Adulthood... with a chance of autism
Autistic Ang
Invisible Women
Invisible Women
Caroline Criado Perez
Autistic Culture | Late Diagnosis Club
Autistic Culture | Late Diagnosis Club
Dr. Angela Kingdon

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