It was really hard to one among the answers you gave. I particularly want to add, I chose personal essays over podcast interviews—but the interviews were a VERY close second. They have been phenomenal and had so much staying power. I think we all feel a little less lonely when we read your essays, but hearing your voice in synergy with other voices doubles that impact. So I hope their low rating (so far) on this pole doesn’t dissuade you from doing them.
Can I choose all four replies for your last question? Only (kinda) joking...
I could gush about your newsletter and you for a while. So so grateful for you and this space.
The PDA topic is probably most pressing right now. My youngest is PDA, I'm 99% sure, and this morning was so hard. I'm following a couple PDA moms online who are super helpful. But today I'm back at, how do I help my kids get through school, especially my PDAer and his brother? Homeschooling would be terrible for me and therefore them, unless we had a 2-day a week program they could go to. There's a fantastic one but we can't afford it. I don't like (read: hate) teaching and had to teach my younger sisters multiple subjects throughout my high school/early adult years, so there's plenty of baggage around that. But the emotional toll that school takes on both of us (my PDAer and I) is exhausting. I worry about burnout for all four of my kids. I know this isn't sustainable. I'm in knots, so venting about it. Gah!
Imo all of these are good and the polls can help with what the balance should be, because I don't want you to think if I vote for one that we don't want the others or that they aren't good ideas. Like media reviews is low right now, but I think that's more a reflection of the ranking of urgent priorities than whether it alone is a good topic. In other words, a mix is great! I hope that makes sense!
Ooh! On the topic of reviewing media depictions of autistic characters - I would love to hear your thoughts on the Netflix show "Atypical." My teen & I watched that together last year and both enjoyed it - but I found myself wondering how accurate the depiction is considered to be, etc.
I am here for any of your thoughts that you share, DL! :)
I am so excited about the ideas you have for this substack! I love the deep stuff, but I need a lot of emotional buffering, so I love that you want to talk about other stuff. I am especially interested in the low demand lifestyle stuff. It's been in my mind a lot and I am having the hardest time figuring out what I want, let along how to make it low demand.
Media reviews of autistic rep sound fantastic. Stories are a major special interest of mine, so I am down for the deep dives.
Your tattoo looks amazing! I gave up on getting a tattoo when I was pretty immersed in a high control religious group. I might be slowly warming to the idea of getting one again now that I see such a variety of styles available.
It was really hard to one among the answers you gave. I particularly want to add, I chose personal essays over podcast interviews—but the interviews were a VERY close second. They have been phenomenal and had so much staying power. I think we all feel a little less lonely when we read your essays, but hearing your voice in synergy with other voices doubles that impact. So I hope their low rating (so far) on this pole doesn’t dissuade you from doing them.
Can I choose all four replies for your last question? Only (kinda) joking...
I could gush about your newsletter and you for a while. So so grateful for you and this space.
The PDA topic is probably most pressing right now. My youngest is PDA, I'm 99% sure, and this morning was so hard. I'm following a couple PDA moms online who are super helpful. But today I'm back at, how do I help my kids get through school, especially my PDAer and his brother? Homeschooling would be terrible for me and therefore them, unless we had a 2-day a week program they could go to. There's a fantastic one but we can't afford it. I don't like (read: hate) teaching and had to teach my younger sisters multiple subjects throughout my high school/early adult years, so there's plenty of baggage around that. But the emotional toll that school takes on both of us (my PDAer and I) is exhausting. I worry about burnout for all four of my kids. I know this isn't sustainable. I'm in knots, so venting about it. Gah!
Imo all of these are good and the polls can help with what the balance should be, because I don't want you to think if I vote for one that we don't want the others or that they aren't good ideas. Like media reviews is low right now, but I think that's more a reflection of the ranking of urgent priorities than whether it alone is a good topic. In other words, a mix is great! I hope that makes sense!
Ooh! On the topic of reviewing media depictions of autistic characters - I would love to hear your thoughts on the Netflix show "Atypical." My teen & I watched that together last year and both enjoyed it - but I found myself wondering how accurate the depiction is considered to be, etc.
I am here for any of your thoughts that you share, DL! :)
I am so excited about the ideas you have for this substack! I love the deep stuff, but I need a lot of emotional buffering, so I love that you want to talk about other stuff. I am especially interested in the low demand lifestyle stuff. It's been in my mind a lot and I am having the hardest time figuring out what I want, let along how to make it low demand.
Media reviews of autistic rep sound fantastic. Stories are a major special interest of mine, so I am down for the deep dives.
Love your tattoo! And so excited for all of these ideas!
I love everything about this. 💕
I think it’s a great idea to break up the intense stuff with other content.
I hope this newsletter can be a nourishing space for you. I don’t think it’s worth activating the ethical ocd to make content for us.
And a nourishing space for you is a nourishing space for us as well.
Obviously we still need to talk about the intense stuff but I think its good to balance the cost to you.
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Love the mushroom tattoo! Would be happy to read your take on every single autism-related tv show and movie.
Other ideas:
Deep dive on Abby's mom's TikTok.
Your thoughts on Andrew Huberman's autism episode.
Research on psychedelics and autism.
Autistic experiences of spiritual awakening.
Autistic historical figures in major religions or cults.
Autism and witchcraft.
Claims that Kanye and North West are actually autistic (seen this going around)
Your tattoo looks amazing! I gave up on getting a tattoo when I was pretty immersed in a high control religious group. I might be slowly warming to the idea of getting one again now that I see such a variety of styles available.