L. Genevieve Writes

Coping Mechanisms

  • More Than Just Inconvenient: Alexithymia and Interoception

    Alexithymia is a phenomenon that many autistic people, including myself, struggle with. It refers to having significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, sourcing, and describing one’s emotional states. While about 1 in 10 people in the general population experience alexithymia, it… Continue reading

    More Than Just Inconvenient: Alexithymia and Interoception

  • The Realities of Autism and Social Anxiety

    Did you know that most late-diagnosed people are diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder, often an anxiety disorder, before being diagnosed with ASD? I was first diagnosed with anxiety when I was a junior in high school, and… Continue reading

    The Realities of Autism and Social Anxiety

  • Sensory Overload & Society’s Judgment

    Living with Autism Series Part 2 For autistic people, the sensory experience is incredibly heightened. While neurotypical people have the ability to walk into a crowded, bright, loud space and gradually ignore the sensory input that isn’t important to them,… Continue reading

    Sensory Overload & Society’s Judgment