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Again, if not that's obviously totally fine. Was just wondering

Happy Autistic Pride Day from a proud autistic!

June 18th marks Autistic Pride Day, made by autistic people for autistic people. It's important to be proud of who you are.

Whether autism helps or hinders you, it's a part of you. For me, it does both, and I accept that. I keep going on days when I can, and rest on days when I can't, and I feel no shame for that. Self-accommodation is so incredibly important.

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Just wondering, what are your experiences with coeliac diagnosis as an autistic person? Just wondering in terms of like sensory issues and food changes and all like that.

Personally, my safe foods aren't anything with a lot of wheat or barley (and I don't even know what rye is) because I feel so ill after eating them that my brain doesn't register them as "safe". But most of my safe foods are a "may contain gluten" thing so I think that's what my main issue would be in terms of making adjustments. Also have ADHD and chronic illnesses so making food from scratch is hard to even get the momentum for, let alone actually finish to completion. Though considering I know for a fact that gluten free pancakes don't make me feel sick after unlike most foods, that might act as an incentive to make them. So, just wondering how the transition went in your case?

And as for the hoping it's quick to get testing, thanks I hope I get seen soon too. But between NHS waiting lists and the fact i need testing for loads of other stuff too (potential bleeding disorder and possible nerve issues in right foot), I doubt it.

For me, I do bake and cook from scratch a lot, and I'm finding that old comfort foods that I used to make are now weird and different, so I'm sad about that. One is this super simple cake called Wacky Cake, and it's supposed to be all soft, and squishy, but with gluten free flour it's grainy and crumbly.

Aside from stuff like that, cutting gluten out has been going well. Found good quality gluten free pasta, and frozen pizza, and lots of restaurants where I am are accommodating, but when it comes to my own cooking and baking, it just feels like some foods I just can't have the same again, and it really makes me sad. I'll just have to find new comfort foods.

My reaction to gluten was very similar to GERD, so that's what I was originally diagnosed with. The symptoms I got I just chalked up to that. I'd eat, feel sick, get heart burn, and shrug, thinking "Welp, that's just my GERD." That's why foods chock full of gluten weren't put on the 'unsafe' list.

-Better Batter AP flour is my current preference. It's a good substitute in recipes that call for wheat flour, although it's rather expensive. Unsure if they ship outside of USA.

-King Arthur GF flour has this weird gritty/sandy texture... I'm not a fan of it. The bag says not to use it for yeasted recipes.

-The Loopy Whisk has the best sandwich bread recipe so far. Nearly all the website's recipes for GF bread require psyllium husk. Better Batter works great for the sandwich bread!

Good to know! I basically have easy access to one brand of gluten free flour, which seems to be...okay. I'm planning on making my own blend though the next time I'm able to get the ingredients. Hurray for not having a car or license! Makes travel a bit more difficult.

Awww! Thank you!

I'm sorry that happened to you. I get frustrated with how common ableism is, and not just from people who want to hurt us, but just casual ableism that NTs and/or ablebodied people don't even see, or recognize as ableism.

Thank you to everyone who's bought a copy of my book! I appreciate every single one of you, and hope you enjoy it!

Happy Pride!

For me, Suzanne/Crazy Eyes from Orange is the New Black comes to mind. She's not confirmed to be autistic, but we're not really told what she has and she does show a lot of autistic traits, and from what I can remember she's a lesbian (she's at least WLW in some way)