Sexual Consent and Communication

• By: Kate McNulty, LCSW Autistic Therapist Morrigan Hunter, MA, MSW
• September 29th, 2022
• accommodation, actually autistic, communication, consent, Fall 2022 Issue, intimacy, relationships, sex
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Historically, professionals have assumed autistic people are incapable of engaging in partnered sexual activities or are uninterested in intimate relationships. Most services for autistics continue to focus on affected family members with children. Until recently, research on autistic sexual...

Antidotes to Autistic Burnout

• By: Kate McNulty, LCSW Autistic Therapist
• September 24th, 2021
• actually autistic, burnout, Fall 2021 Issue, learning, masking, recreation, rest, sensory diet, sleep, special interests, stimming, stress
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Most people recall some chapter in their lives that they would look back on and identify as burnout. This term usually refers to the amount of energy someone has for their job or that they have taken on too many activities in general. In the autistic community, however, the word has taken on...