Autie-biographical Comics

We autistics like things staying predictable, so changing things is a good way of making us have a bad day. I've been going through a lot of changes lately, and I can tell you it has not been fun.

You have no idea how much I appreciate this.

I often have about 4 weeks of comics scheduled, and right now, even though comics are still posting, I am taking a bit of a break (I still check comments and messages though)

My baby niece has started rock-stimming like me!

Sniff…I’m so proud!

That's adorable!

I started rock stimming by mimicking my sister when I was around 4. I highly suspect she's autistic (her daughter recently got diagnosed) but there's no way of convincing her of that!

I freaking love baking! I've been baking since I was a child.

Why even have Disability Pride Month? For a lot of reasons, actually.

Thank you. These sorts of messages mean a lot to me. It's so easy to feel like my work is getting lost in the algorithm, never to reach a single soul, but these sorts of messages help remind me that there are people out there seeing, and enjoying my work.

This is actually common with autistics. Our brains develop differently, so different parts of our brains mature at different paces.

This is how you get autistics who, at the age of 10, read at a high school level, but still act like they're 5.

Thanks to our sensory sensitivities, being autistic is already uncomfortable enough, so when we're sick, or injured, or just sore, it can absolutely ruin everything. We spend so long trying to accommodate ourselves so we're not constantly overwhelmed, and here comes something to just ruin everything.

That's so awesome!! Happy birthday!!

Birthdays are big in my family. My dad's turning 76 soon, and you can bet we're still throwing him a party!