Author Archive: tyunglebower
The Autistic Writer: A Wrap Up
All throughout this year I’ve posted about the perspectives of a writer that is also Autistic. Several take aways present themselves for those who have read more than a few of these posts. Mostly certainly, the fact that Autism manifests itself differently for each person on the Spectrum. I may struggle at something another person …
The Autistic Writer: Self-Publishing
I’ve spoken of my self-publishing journey before on this blog. If you follow me on other social media platforms, you’ve heard me talk of that adventure as well, and how it relates to my Autism. But as this weekly series draws to a close soon, I wanted to share my approach to something integral to …
The Autistic Writer: Rejection
Rejection. It takes on several forms and I hate all of them. Most writers hate all of them. Hell, most people hate all of them. Being Autistic nonetheless adds a dimension to the experience of rejection, as it does to so many other common components of daily life. It’s called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and unlike …
The Autistic Writer: Ableism
Ableism can refer to a hateful, dismissive attitude toward those with disabilities. Viewing such people as somehow broken, or worse than that, subhuman, is ableism. Ableism also manifests in a refusal to make accommodations, especially in the public sector with use of public funds, for those with disabilities. Buildings, parks, schools, built with little to …
The Autistic Writer: Loneliness
The literal process of writing is a solitary act. Even if you are collaborating on something with another author, or battling it out in the proverbial “writers room,” ultimately, even if only for a few minutes, you write alone. (Even with others present.) The very nature of Autism is the tendency to turn inward. (It’s …
Ty Unglebower 