Autistic Rabbi

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  • If You Don’t Know, You Don’t Know

    I have two autistic daughters. They were diagnosed around the year 2000. When the diagnostician told us about autism (they were calling it Aspergers at the time), we, the parents were told two things: Your children need “social skills training”  And Your children will “perseverate” That’s it. That was the entirety of the information we…

  • Autistic Camouflaging and its Consequences

    Autistic Camouflaging and its Consequences

    You may have heard the term “high masking autistic” – what does this actually mean? Camouflaging covers a variety of ways that autistic folks attempt to hide their autism from allistics (non-autistics). Camouflaging/masking is particularly common among autistic women, whether AFAB or transgender, especially late diagnosed. Women have been culturally conditioned to be social more…

  • What is an autistic meltdown?

    Have you ever heard a whistling tea kettle? A meltdown can feel like you’re the tea kettle. Once you come to a boil, the piercing sound is unavoidable. When I’m having a meltdown, that’s what it feels like.  An autistic meltdown occurs when an autistic person experiences an overwhelming situation. The meltdown might be triggered…