Julie Esris
julietheeccentric.bsky.social
Julie Esris
@julietheeccentric.bsky.social
44 y.o. Boston-area autistic writer, blogger, animator, exercise fanatic. Owner of “Eccentrics United” autism blog. Working on my first novel.
New blog post: "See You Next Week"

My therapist of the past nine years died, and it hit me harder than I ever could have anticipated.

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#autism #actuallyautistic #aspergers #psychotherapy #grief #love #therapist
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The final blog post in my series about middle school! Because of running track, 9th grade ended well. Why, then, 29 years later, did I need to contact 2 people to get closure?

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October 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Another entry in the blog series about middle school. How did running give me the courage to stand up to bullies? Find out here in this week's blog post! If you like it, please share!

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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Another blog post in my series about middle school. With all the hell I went through, did 9th grade at least END on a positive note? Actually... yes:

Running Saved Me Part 1: A New Support System

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September 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Another blog post from my impromptu series about middle school:

Closure Part 3: What Could Have Been Done

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September 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Another installment in my impromptu blog series about my middle school years. "Closure Part 2: How School Failed all of Us":

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September 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
New post, continuing the mental time travel to events from 29-31 years ago:

Closure Part 1: Reconnection

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August 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
New post on my autism blog: "Sober Reflection about Sober Reflection". Let's talk about the many times I found myself in sober reflection-- and my neurotypical counterparts didn't.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
New blog post: "When School is a Systemic Failure."

Schools systemically failed autistic kids like me in the '90s...

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When School is a Systemic Failure
*Names changed, as always... Well, I thought I had finished blog posts about my school days for the foreseeable future, but then I learned s...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
New blog post. How does it feel when you are relentlessly bullied at school and your parents think you are exaggerating or overreacting?
"How Did They Not Know?"
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How Did They Not Know?
*As always, names are changed to protect the privacy of those involved... Well, what can I say? My blog post  from a few days ago, like ma...
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June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Latest post on my autism blog. It's a followup to a previous one I wrote way back in the fall. If you start to read, you will see that there is a link to the previous installment. Please read that first. Otherwise, you'll be completely lost.

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Autism and Boundaries Part 2: The Double Standard
As always, names and details changed to protect others' privacy... Oh my God, I can't believe how long it's been. Again. I intended to write...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM