Sarah Kurchak
@fodderfigure.bsky.social
Author of I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder and Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide For People Who Just Want To Lie Down. Wrestling and film nerd. Lapsed music fan finding her way back.
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I appear to have gained a few hundred followers as a result of being part of an autism starter pack, so maybe now is a good time to do some kind of introduction to my life and work in that realm.
Hi! I'm an autistic writer who covers autism, pop culture and the middle of that Venn diagram.
Hi! I'm an autistic writer who covers autism, pop culture and the middle of that Venn diagram.
And Joanna Scanlan! I've loved her since I first saw her as the perfectly useless Terri in The Thick of It. But every time I see her again is a whole new revelation. Like "oh shit, she can do that, too??"
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
And Joanna Scanlan! I've loved her since I first saw her as the perfectly useless Terri in The Thick of It. But every time I see her again is a whole new revelation. Like "oh shit, she can do that, too??"
Just finished the last episode of Riot Women. What a truly special show it is. Can't wait for the next series.
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Just finished the last episode of Riot Women. What a truly special show it is. Can't wait for the next series.
The lack of kaiju figures probably isn't helping, either.
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The lack of kaiju figures probably isn't helping, either.
Also, some autistic people are intrigued by something their partner likes and then they take it down some completely unexpected rabbit holes.
Like “oh, you like pro wrestling? That’s cool!…Guess what? I just read every Rock/Jericho slash fic I could find on the internet.”
Like “oh, you like pro wrestling? That’s cool!…Guess what? I just read every Rock/Jericho slash fic I could find on the internet.”
This is obviously a very small frustration in the grand scheme of things, but I saw a reel today about the "universal undiagnosed autistic female experience of changing your personality to match the person you're dating" and I can assure you it is not a universal experience for that demo!
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Also, some autistic people are intrigued by something their partner likes and then they take it down some completely unexpected rabbit holes.
Like “oh, you like pro wrestling? That’s cool!…Guess what? I just read every Rock/Jericho slash fic I could find on the internet.”
Like “oh, you like pro wrestling? That’s cool!…Guess what? I just read every Rock/Jericho slash fic I could find on the internet.”
Save me, somewhat awkward Shoko Nakajima in a wedding dress. Save me…
February 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Save me, somewhat awkward Shoko Nakajima in a wedding dress. Save me…
What a way to find out I’m not autistic!
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
What a way to find out I’m not autistic!
I'm seeing a lot of conscious choices that people make for social and financial reward being completely reframed as high masking autistic female experiences these days.
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I'm seeing a lot of conscious choices that people make for social and financial reward being completely reframed as high masking autistic female experiences these days.
I need to publish my autistic teen sex comedy so that the girls who couldn't get laid because they were such confrontational snobs about music and film can have their rep, too.
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I need to publish my autistic teen sex comedy so that the girls who couldn't get laid because they were such confrontational snobs about music and film can have their rep, too.
This is obviously a very small frustration in the grand scheme of things, but I saw a reel today about the "universal undiagnosed autistic female experience of changing your personality to match the person you're dating" and I can assure you it is not a universal experience for that demo!
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is obviously a very small frustration in the grand scheme of things, but I saw a reel today about the "universal undiagnosed autistic female experience of changing your personality to match the person you're dating" and I can assure you it is not a universal experience for that demo!
Reposted by Sarah Kurchak
since we're doing the "potential individual trans shooter = epidemic of transgender violence" discourse again, I will re-up this. while there is zero evidence for this correlation, when "rare" ppl engage in "rare" behaviors, we incorrectly presume there must be a connection
bsky.app/profile/juli...
bsky.app/profile/juli...
unrelated to current events, I've spent much of the last week reading & writing about the social cognition phenomenon of "illusory correlation" – this is the abstract from one of the first studies to describe it (many subsequent studies support it). sharing it now for reasons....
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
since we're doing the "potential individual trans shooter = epidemic of transgender violence" discourse again, I will re-up this. while there is zero evidence for this correlation, when "rare" ppl engage in "rare" behaviors, we incorrectly presume there must be a connection
bsky.app/profile/juli...
bsky.app/profile/juli...
I'm horrified by the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge and the efforts being made to exploit it in service of the hatred and further harm of a vulnerable group.
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I'm horrified by the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge and the efforts being made to exploit it in service of the hatred and further harm of a vulnerable group.
Just because you're on the card doesn't mean you shouldn't do a ridiculously dramatic bump. That's my boy.
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Just because you're on the card doesn't mean you shouldn't do a ridiculously dramatic bump. That's my boy.
I did, too! I'm glad I watched the whole thing instead of going straight for the classic Endo.
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I did, too! I'm glad I watched the whole thing instead of going straight for the classic Endo.
What??
Time to completely reorganize my plans for the rest of the day.
Time to completely reorganize my plans for the rest of the day.
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
What??
Time to completely reorganize my plans for the rest of the day.
Time to completely reorganize my plans for the rest of the day.
I have to miss rusty playing in Toronto so I can see Daisuke Sasaki wrestle in Windsor? Quite the clash of my current inner 13 year old and my actual 13 year old self from 1995 there.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I have to miss rusty playing in Toronto so I can see Daisuke Sasaki wrestle in Windsor? Quite the clash of my current inner 13 year old and my actual 13 year old self from 1995 there.
Sounds like it’s time for a remix
February 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Sounds like it’s time for a remix
This one seemed to hit right as my younger cousins aged out of kids programming and so my only exposure to it was jump scares!
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This one seemed to hit right as my younger cousins aged out of kids programming and so my only exposure to it was jump scares!
In retrospect, they should have saved some of that horror for one of the things that aren't ok to eat.
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
In retrospect, they should have saved some of that horror for one of the things that aren't ok to eat.
Y'all know I'm Canada down
Don't Put It In Your Mouth (Full Version, 1992)
YouTube video by RetroWinnipeg
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Y'all know I'm Canada down
haha, that's somehow appropriate.
Also, SURPRISE!
Also, SURPRISE!
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
haha, that's somehow appropriate.
Also, SURPRISE!
Also, SURPRISE!
I can't stop thinking about Tony...
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I can't stop thinking about Tony...
Haha, it's so funny because you might invade us.
But at least you won't have to watch any more media with jokes you don't get about Orbitz.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
But at least you won't have to watch any more media with jokes you don't get about Orbitz.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Haha, it's so funny because you might invade us.
But at least you won't have to watch any more media with jokes you don't get about Orbitz.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
But at least you won't have to watch any more media with jokes you don't get about Orbitz.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
🎶you held my hand and we walked home the long way/ you were loosening my grip on the new trade war🎶
🎵 “You said China’s gonna take away our hockey / And I never saw someone say that before” 🎵
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
🎶you held my hand and we walked home the long way/ you were loosening my grip on the new trade war🎶
Oooh, thanks!
If I go for any period of time without watching the show, I think "oh, what an odd looking fellow" when I see a photo of him. Then I see him in action and it all comes rushing back.
If I go for any period of time without watching the show, I think "oh, what an odd looking fellow" when I see a photo of him. Then I see him in action and it all comes rushing back.
February 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Oooh, thanks!
If I go for any period of time without watching the show, I think "oh, what an odd looking fellow" when I see a photo of him. Then I see him in action and it all comes rushing back.
If I go for any period of time without watching the show, I think "oh, what an odd looking fellow" when I see a photo of him. Then I see him in action and it all comes rushing back.