By Marlene, autism therapist & adult on the spectrum When does a connection become a friendship? Is it a surprise if I tell you that autistic people crave good friendships? And let me get even…
As long as you don’t love yourself…
… you will keep chasing people who don’t love you either. I read this phrase a while ago and it stuck with me. For autistic people who have lived undiagnosed for a long time, this…
For anyone who suffers from depression (guest article)
I found this text in a group for psychotherapists. It touched my heart, not as an ‘opinion’ but as a meditation. It took me a few days to fully grasp its deeper sense. As it…
Ostracized, infantilized, ridiculed, not believed? About autistic women and confidence
But weren’t we all so tolerant ? Have you ever had the feeling people did not really take you seriously? Or treated you as though you were actually quite incapable? Like when a person takes…
How the neurotypical brain works in one meme
So let’s talk about neurotypical people and their problems with communication. Lately it has happened to me again: a person says something to me to be nice, or to look good in the eyes of…
Autism and context blindness
I am not yet plunging into academic reading on the subject, but rather enjoying discovering and sharing different aspects of autism from the inside. Right now, my inner work is on ‘context blindness’ in autism….
One more on alexithymia, the less known cousin of Autism
Le site de Marlene en français se trouve ici photo : made with love by @Nathalie Frennet On alexithymia and relationships – how you always seem to be walking at a different pace, in time…
Healing through sound : I tried SSP (Safe & Sound Protocol)
I have always been sensitive to sound, having hyperacusis, and wanted to give SSP a go – a therapy that works with sound (pop songs from the 70s-80’s) that are filtered in such a way…
On hypocrisy, autism and Sinéad O’Connor
(image : painting by (c) Herr Seele – with permission ! ) The most difficult part is relationships, be it before or after the diagnosis. I didn’t think it would be when I was 20…
It’s official: I’m an Autism Counselor!
After 58 years of experience with autism from the inside, I am a firm believer in ‘Nothing about us without us’. Article en français ici I have studied to be an Autism Counselor. It’s a…