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Beyond the Series: The Ongoing Reflections of an Autistic Trans Woman in Harmony with Her Identity
Reflections on gender, neurodivergence, and the quiet unfolding of self—one gesture, one article, one becoming at a time.
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Welcome to The AutSide
Come in to the AutSide. See how far the rabbit hole goes.
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Silencing the Questions: How U.S. Education Policy Threatens Autistic Quality of Life Research
What happens to truth when the people asking the hardest questions can no longer afford to speak?
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Capitalism 101: Beyond the Myths, Into the Machinery
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There's got to be a better way: an autistic critique of capitalism
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Why is gaslighting so harmful to autistics?
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Welcome to The AutSide
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The Literacy Divide: How Overemphasis on Phonics Fails Gestalt Language Processors
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The Em Dash Is Not AI: On Neurodivergent Voice and the Policing of Online Language
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Episode 288: After Mahmoud - The Collapse of Inclusive Public Education
Today’s episode examines how the Mahmoud v.
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After Mahmoud: The Coming Collapse of Inclusion in Public Education
How Mahmoud v. Taylor empowers the quiet dismantling of inclusive education—and why compliance now risks complicity.
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Episode 287: Slowed-Down Love
On Plushies, Loss, and Matter
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Slowed-Down Love: On Plushies, Loss, and the Consciousness of Matter
A moment in a rural charity shop becomes a meditation on memory, matter, and autistic resistance to forced “growing up.” On plushies, reverence, and…
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Episode 286: Autistic Time - A Rhythmic Sovereignty
Today’s episode explores autistic temporality, arguing that the common perception of autistic individuals as “late” or “delayed” stems from a linear…
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It takes as long as it takes—and that’s ok.
A meditation on autistic temporality, slow becoming, and narrative sovereignty.
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Episode 285: Psychiatry, Empire, and the Myth of Objectivity
Today’s episode argues that the concept of objectivity, particularly within psychiatry and as embodied by the DSM, is not neutral but rather a colonial…
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The AutSide
The AutSide
AutSide: A SubStack & podcast by an autistic trans woman exploring autism, neurodiversity, gender, and social justice through snark, sharp analysis, and personal experience to challenge societal norms and reshape public narratives.
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