Patrice
@autisticpresence.bsky.social
I'm an Autistic Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed practitioner. My practice focuses on autistic women and members of the Irish diaspora.
www.patriceriley.com
www.patriceriley.com
#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday!
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday!
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet this Saturday, November 8.
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called Autistic at Seventy.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called Autistic at Seventy.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet this Saturday, November 8.
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called Autistic at Seventy.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called Autistic at Seventy.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday!
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
October 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday!
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.
We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.
My monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 06/21 on Zoom.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
If you share the experiences of autism and menstruation:
please join us in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
If you share the experiences of autism and menstruation:
please join us in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 06/21 on Zoom.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
If you share the experiences of autism and menstruation:
please join us in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
If you share the experiences of autism and menstruation:
please join us in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
My #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet next Saturday, June 7.
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called I Don’t Have A Defective Version of What You Have.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called I Don’t Have A Defective Version of What You Have.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
May 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet next Saturday, June 7.
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called I Don’t Have A Defective Version of What You Have.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called I Don’t Have A Defective Version of What You Have.
Join us!
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Many late discovered, highly masked #autistics know there’s a particular type of rage that comes with having an invisible disability that wasn’t diagnosed until later in life. (/1)
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Many late discovered, highly masked #autistics know there’s a particular type of rage that comes with having an invisible disability that wasn’t diagnosed until later in life. (/1)
Sometimes, despite all the planning, all the self-awareness,
life happens. Plans change. All the spoons get used.
& there’s nothing left for what you WANT to do.
When this happens, I find a helpful practice is to name whose here.
Welcome to the one who's pissed at missing out on fun plans (/1)
life happens. Plans change. All the spoons get used.
& there’s nothing left for what you WANT to do.
When this happens, I find a helpful practice is to name whose here.
Welcome to the one who's pissed at missing out on fun plans (/1)
May 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sometimes, despite all the planning, all the self-awareness,
life happens. Plans change. All the spoons get used.
& there’s nothing left for what you WANT to do.
When this happens, I find a helpful practice is to name whose here.
Welcome to the one who's pissed at missing out on fun plans (/1)
life happens. Plans change. All the spoons get used.
& there’s nothing left for what you WANT to do.
When this happens, I find a helpful practice is to name whose here.
Welcome to the one who's pissed at missing out on fun plans (/1)
My monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 05/17 on Zoom.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Join those who share the experiences of autism and menstruation in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Join those who share the experiences of autism and menstruation in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
May 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 05/17 on Zoom.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Join those who share the experiences of autism and menstruation in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Join those who share the experiences of autism and menstruation in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.
If you’re walking around the world with an invisible disability (which is the lived experience for many late discovered and highly masked #autistic people),
sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to simply pause and acknowledge that
“This is really hard."
sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to simply pause and acknowledge that
“This is really hard."
May 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you’re walking around the world with an invisible disability (which is the lived experience for many late discovered and highly masked #autistic people),
sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to simply pause and acknowledge that
“This is really hard."
sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to simply pause and acknowledge that
“This is really hard."
My Autistic Women Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday May 12 @ 10am PST on Zoom and there are a few spots left if you’d like to join. This week we’ll be continuing our conversation about how to handle sensory overload.
To learn more and sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
To learn more and sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
May 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My Autistic Women Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday May 12 @ 10am PST on Zoom and there are a few spots left if you’d like to join. This week we’ll be continuing our conversation about how to handle sensory overload.
To learn more and sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
To learn more and sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
My #Autism and the Menstrual Free Discussion Group meets this Sat 4/19.
It’s open to all who menstruate or have menstruated.
You can sign up here:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Read on for more description! (/1)
It’s open to all who menstruate or have menstruated.
You can sign up here:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Read on for more description! (/1)
April 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My #Autism and the Menstrual Free Discussion Group meets this Sat 4/19.
It’s open to all who menstruate or have menstruated.
You can sign up here:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Read on for more description! (/1)
It’s open to all who menstruate or have menstruated.
You can sign up here:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Read on for more description! (/1)
If you find you need more help these days, that makes A LOT of sense.
All this uncertainty is hard for anyone to manage, and for #autistic ppl who naturally do better with consistency and routine, times like these can feel downright brutal to navigate.
But you don’t have to do this alone. (1/)
All this uncertainty is hard for anyone to manage, and for #autistic ppl who naturally do better with consistency and routine, times like these can feel downright brutal to navigate.
But you don’t have to do this alone. (1/)
April 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you find you need more help these days, that makes A LOT of sense.
All this uncertainty is hard for anyone to manage, and for #autistic ppl who naturally do better with consistency and routine, times like these can feel downright brutal to navigate.
But you don’t have to do this alone. (1/)
All this uncertainty is hard for anyone to manage, and for #autistic ppl who naturally do better with consistency and routine, times like these can feel downright brutal to navigate.
But you don’t have to do this alone. (1/)
I host an #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group monthly.
We next meet on Saturday, April 12 @ 10am PST. 90 minutes, on Zoom, camera on or off is okay! Group size is 15 max; it’s a nice experience.
To sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We next meet on Saturday, April 12 @ 10am PST. 90 minutes, on Zoom, camera on or off is okay! Group size is 15 max; it’s a nice experience.
To sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
April 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I host an #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group monthly.
We next meet on Saturday, April 12 @ 10am PST. 90 minutes, on Zoom, camera on or off is okay! Group size is 15 max; it’s a nice experience.
To sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
We next meet on Saturday, April 12 @ 10am PST. 90 minutes, on Zoom, camera on or off is okay! Group size is 15 max; it’s a nice experience.
To sign up:
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Being autistic can mean we’re used to being told that who we are and how we do things is not okay
But WE can be the ones to give our parts the care we didn’t receive
Some questions to ask our parts who feel dismissed: (/1)
But WE can be the ones to give our parts the care we didn’t receive
Some questions to ask our parts who feel dismissed: (/1)
March 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Being autistic can mean we’re used to being told that who we are and how we do things is not okay
But WE can be the ones to give our parts the care we didn’t receive
Some questions to ask our parts who feel dismissed: (/1)
But WE can be the ones to give our parts the care we didn’t receive
Some questions to ask our parts who feel dismissed: (/1)
In turn, the one who protects it - the one who wants to caretake and control others - sees it doesn't have to work so hard, and has an easier time letting people be who they are.
February 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In turn, the one who protects it - the one who wants to caretake and control others - sees it doesn't have to work so hard, and has an easier time letting people be who they are.
And gradually, her burdened belief that she can’t expect care begins to dissolve, up and into the clouds
Paradoxically, in witnessing and holding in compassion the lack of care she has experienced, I provide the care she needs.
Paradoxically, in witnessing and holding in compassion the lack of care she has experienced, I provide the care she needs.
February 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And gradually, her burdened belief that she can’t expect care begins to dissolve, up and into the clouds
Paradoxically, in witnessing and holding in compassion the lack of care she has experienced, I provide the care she needs.
Paradoxically, in witnessing and holding in compassion the lack of care she has experienced, I provide the care she needs.
As I hold these parts in compassion, I become a safe harbor for them to express their rage. I become one person for them to turn to who is not too complex, or too difficult, or too harsh.
I become someone who can help them heal their despair. (3/3)
I become someone who can help them heal their despair. (3/3)
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As I hold these parts in compassion, I become a safe harbor for them to express their rage. I become one person for them to turn to who is not too complex, or too difficult, or too harsh.
I become someone who can help them heal their despair. (3/3)
I become someone who can help them heal their despair. (3/3)
For those of us who have been told time and again that who we are is not okay,
an antidote can be to join in spaces where we are told that actually, who we are is absolutely okay.
Free Discussion Circles coming up February 22 + March 1
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
an antidote can be to join in spaces where we are told that actually, who we are is absolutely okay.
Free Discussion Circles coming up February 22 + March 1
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
February 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For those of us who have been told time and again that who we are is not okay,
an antidote can be to join in spaces where we are told that actually, who we are is absolutely okay.
Free Discussion Circles coming up February 22 + March 1
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
an antidote can be to join in spaces where we are told that actually, who we are is absolutely okay.
Free Discussion Circles coming up February 22 + March 1
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Healing from autistic burnout requires me
To treat myself like a serious person, with needs that must be taken seriously,
Even when others don't.
Healing requires me to become the authority of my own life. (1/2)
To treat myself like a serious person, with needs that must be taken seriously,
Even when others don't.
Healing requires me to become the authority of my own life. (1/2)
February 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Healing from autistic burnout requires me
To treat myself like a serious person, with needs that must be taken seriously,
Even when others don't.
Healing requires me to become the authority of my own life. (1/2)
To treat myself like a serious person, with needs that must be taken seriously,
Even when others don't.
Healing requires me to become the authority of my own life. (1/2)
Autistic people benefit from consistency and predictability, so the ever changing rhythms of a woman's body can be one more overwhelming challenge to navigate in a world full of overwhelming challenges. (1/4)
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
February 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Autistic people benefit from consistency and predictability, so the ever changing rhythms of a woman's body can be one more overwhelming challenge to navigate in a world full of overwhelming challenges. (1/4)
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...
Part of my recovery from autistic burnout has looked like
Making an intentional and gradual effort to remove myself from places of sensory distress
And experiencing (more deeply and for longer periods of time) places of sensory delight
Making an intentional and gradual effort to remove myself from places of sensory distress
And experiencing (more deeply and for longer periods of time) places of sensory delight
February 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Part of my recovery from autistic burnout has looked like
Making an intentional and gradual effort to remove myself from places of sensory distress
And experiencing (more deeply and for longer periods of time) places of sensory delight
Making an intentional and gradual effort to remove myself from places of sensory distress
And experiencing (more deeply and for longer periods of time) places of sensory delight