Autistic Life Coach
@autisticlifecoach.bsky.social
Got a knotty problem? Ask someone different. With 30 years of experience in the corporate world, I've done a lot, learned a lot, and stayed autistic the whole time. Free advice. DMs are open.
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I'm a #neurodivergent professional with 30 years in the corporate world. Without a coach, I never would have made it.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.
I'ver never known anyone who lived without peaks and valleys in mood or energy or both.
Today, I'm making a list of what I need to get done. I'm trying to make headway on each item. Tomorrow, I'll do some more.
Sometimes wind fills the sails. Sometimes, you just gotta row.
Today, I'm making a list of what I need to get done. I'm trying to make headway on each item. Tomorrow, I'll do some more.
Sometimes wind fills the sails. Sometimes, you just gotta row.
August 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'ver never known anyone who lived without peaks and valleys in mood or energy or both.
Today, I'm making a list of what I need to get done. I'm trying to make headway on each item. Tomorrow, I'll do some more.
Sometimes wind fills the sails. Sometimes, you just gotta row.
Today, I'm making a list of what I need to get done. I'm trying to make headway on each item. Tomorrow, I'll do some more.
Sometimes wind fills the sails. Sometimes, you just gotta row.
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August 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A practice that helps me lower my defenses, find my feelings and sort the social world: Thich Nhat Han's Nine Prayers.
I say each one:
For myself
for someone I like
for someone I love
for someone I'm neutral toward
for someone who causes me pain.
Repeat the "someone" list in plural.
#Friday
I say each one:
For myself
for someone I like
for someone I love
for someone I'm neutral toward
for someone who causes me pain.
Repeat the "someone" list in plural.
#Friday
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A practice that helps me lower my defenses, find my feelings and sort the social world: Thich Nhat Han's Nine Prayers.
I say each one:
For myself
for someone I like
for someone I love
for someone I'm neutral toward
for someone who causes me pain.
Repeat the "someone" list in plural.
#Friday
I say each one:
For myself
for someone I like
for someone I love
for someone I'm neutral toward
for someone who causes me pain.
Repeat the "someone" list in plural.
#Friday
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Hero!
"An executive with ADHD who was sacked after spending the night sleeping in a sauna when she lost her room keys during a team-building event has won a disability discrimination case."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"An executive with ADHD who was sacked after spending the night sleeping in a sauna when she lost her room keys during a team-building event has won a disability discrimination case."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Woman with ADHD who slept in sauna on team-building trip wins UK case
Shannon Burns in line for compensation from software company that dismissed her two months after incident
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hero!
"An executive with ADHD who was sacked after spending the night sleeping in a sauna when she lost her room keys during a team-building event has won a disability discrimination case."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"An executive with ADHD who was sacked after spending the night sleeping in a sauna when she lost her room keys during a team-building event has won a disability discrimination case."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
My apologies! I made a mistake in my post about the terrific interview with @autastic.com founder Diane J. Wright.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/08/dian...
You really should read it, though. And you should check out @autastic.com -- a groundbreaking site all on its own, BIPOC-centered and -led.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/08/dian...
You really should read it, though. And you should check out @autastic.com -- a groundbreaking site all on its own, BIPOC-centered and -led.
August 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My apologies! I made a mistake in my post about the terrific interview with @autastic.com founder Diane J. Wright.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/08/dian...
You really should read it, though. And you should check out @autastic.com -- a groundbreaking site all on its own, BIPOC-centered and -led.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/08/dian...
You really should read it, though. And you should check out @autastic.com -- a groundbreaking site all on its own, BIPOC-centered and -led.
Great thread.
And great to pair with "Empire of Normality" from drrobertchapman.bsky.social. Dr. Chapman makes an excellent case that modern society has created a mass disabling event for neurodivergent people. Much respect.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534866...
And great to pair with "Empire of Normality" from drrobertchapman.bsky.social. Dr. Chapman makes an excellent case that modern society has created a mass disabling event for neurodivergent people. Much respect.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534866...
August 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Great thread.
And great to pair with "Empire of Normality" from drrobertchapman.bsky.social. Dr. Chapman makes an excellent case that modern society has created a mass disabling event for neurodivergent people. Much respect.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534866...
And great to pair with "Empire of Normality" from drrobertchapman.bsky.social. Dr. Chapman makes an excellent case that modern society has created a mass disabling event for neurodivergent people. Much respect.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534866...
Small note: The main reason my account is still anonymous is that I'm not as out as I'd like to be at my job. Coming out at work, for me, has been a mixed and occasionally harrowing experience.
My advice for newly aware NDs is to go slowly with disclosure. Stigma is real. You're going to feel it.
My advice for newly aware NDs is to go slowly with disclosure. Stigma is real. You're going to feel it.
August 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Small note: The main reason my account is still anonymous is that I'm not as out as I'd like to be at my job. Coming out at work, for me, has been a mixed and occasionally harrowing experience.
My advice for newly aware NDs is to go slowly with disclosure. Stigma is real. You're going to feel it.
My advice for newly aware NDs is to go slowly with disclosure. Stigma is real. You're going to feel it.
Autistic and neurodivergent people, broadly, have a lot to teach the world about the cost of not being yourself. Relaxing into authenticity can be a great challenge for social beings. Within reason, it is also how we thrive.
This is an idea I set in the back of my mind so it can percolate quietly.
This is an idea I set in the back of my mind so it can percolate quietly.
"As I have thought more and more about masking, I think I finally understand why I am always, permanently tired. The effort I expend to internalise and quell myself, and the commensurate effort I expend to don and maintain my masks, is immense."
reframingautism.org.au/takethemasko... #autism
reframingautism.org.au/takethemasko... #autism
#TakeTheMaskOff (but What if I Don’t Know How?) - Reframing Autism
This afternoon I was describing the concept of Autistic masking to a close friend, who is not directly a part […]
reframingautism.org.au
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Autistic and neurodivergent people, broadly, have a lot to teach the world about the cost of not being yourself. Relaxing into authenticity can be a great challenge for social beings. Within reason, it is also how we thrive.
This is an idea I set in the back of my mind so it can percolate quietly.
This is an idea I set in the back of my mind so it can percolate quietly.
Super important words I finally learned (from my coach) in my 50s:
"Is this a good time to [ask/talk/say something] about [x,y,z]?"
If they say yes, then you have an invitation.
It's like approaching a door. Knock gently, and cross the threshold slowly.
Small technique, changed my work life.
"Is this a good time to [ask/talk/say something] about [x,y,z]?"
If they say yes, then you have an invitation.
It's like approaching a door. Knock gently, and cross the threshold slowly.
Small technique, changed my work life.
August 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Super important words I finally learned (from my coach) in my 50s:
"Is this a good time to [ask/talk/say something] about [x,y,z]?"
If they say yes, then you have an invitation.
It's like approaching a door. Knock gently, and cross the threshold slowly.
Small technique, changed my work life.
"Is this a good time to [ask/talk/say something] about [x,y,z]?"
If they say yes, then you have an invitation.
It's like approaching a door. Knock gently, and cross the threshold slowly.
Small technique, changed my work life.
A little late in the morning for this advice, maybe, but it's still good for a Monday morning. This one, I learned from my mom:
Sometimes there before the boss. Surprise them. Showing up even five minutes before they do buys you hours of good standing.
Sometimes there before the boss. Surprise them. Showing up even five minutes before they do buys you hours of good standing.
August 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A little late in the morning for this advice, maybe, but it's still good for a Monday morning. This one, I learned from my mom:
Sometimes there before the boss. Surprise them. Showing up even five minutes before they do buys you hours of good standing.
Sometimes there before the boss. Surprise them. Showing up even five minutes before they do buys you hours of good standing.
If you find yourself feeling lost in big meetings on Teams, try turning on closed captioning. It's a great accommodation you can give yourself. No need to ask anyone else.
August 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you find yourself feeling lost in big meetings on Teams, try turning on closed captioning. It's a great accommodation you can give yourself. No need to ask anyone else.
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Of course those "FOUR TYPES OF AUTISM!" headlines are overblown. @ejwillingham.bsky.social explains why, in the latest TPGA newsletter—which also covers HHS registry hijinks and Minecraftery.
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HHS autism registry | 4 autism subtypes – or hype | Minecraft makes for family fun
Blaming everything from mothers to mercury for autism is not new. But the fervor around these debunked claims has been revived under the new HHS leadership.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'm a #neurodivergent professional with 30 years in the corporate world. Without a coach, I never would have made it.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.
August 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm a #neurodivergent professional with 30 years in the corporate world. Without a coach, I never would have made it.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.
Now I'm returning the favor, FOR FREE. Helping people with work problems is a special interest of mine.
Just DM me. I'll do my best.
#Autistic life coach: Ask someone different.