pickI've already been posting quite a bit about this book and how much it got to me. I wonder what would've been if I had read this before my diagnosis. I think I can't thank Fern Brady enough for her honesty, for being open and vulnerable. Most people still don't really know what Autism is and how autistics feel and think and react. Here we get the whole thing.
I finished all my work tasks so it‘s time for some enjoyment: comfy couch, weighted blanket, soft music, #immersionreading — 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Lazy Saturday at home. This is #LexieCat — she‘s 4 years old and has very cute cow markings. She also loves to hunt her pink ball and makes loud hunting noises. #CatsofLitsy
#LGBTQIA2025 @Kenyazero #readingchallenge
My one outstanding prompt was Autistic Rep, and what better book for that prompt than Hannah Gadsby's memoir?
I did this one in audio to hear it in Gadsby's own voice. It is brilliant, of course, and devastating.
At 89% and I had to pause - again - or I might would've started to cry. I mean, I did read about about shutdowns and autistic burnouts, but hearing her talking about them that openly? That hits differentky, again. I'm the one who goes nonverbal and got in trouble for that not only as a child, but also as a grown-up. Finally I know, why this happens. I think I need to feed my ADHD side for a while before continuing this.
I‘ve been #downtherabbithole learning about #autism since my diagnosis a few months ago at age 56. #actuallyautistic #ownvoices This is a mix of memoir and nonfiction exploration about why many autistic girls and women are diagnosed late (in late teens and into adulthood).
It turns out four years is long enough to burn out, get pushed into reinvention, learn you‘re autistic, build a new life (with the same wife and a few more cats), and still miss the gentle chaos of Litsy. I was #BookishMarginalia back then; I still am, just with better self-knowledge and a lot more joy. If we knew each other before, hi again. If not, I‘m glad we‘re starting fresh. I‘m now a self-employed writer & coach who still 🫶🏼 books!
Getting a jump on my December #MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair
Tried this in text earlier but I've switched to audio since Gadsby herself is narrating
#audiocrafting : picked up my Poppy blanket again #litsycrafters
