Below are suggestions for possible text searches (“Find” or control-F in your browser) to find specific categories of blogs within the Actually Autistic Blogs List.
“Father of Autistic”, “Mother of Autistic”, or “Parent of Autistic” (“of Autistic” finds all three)
“Father” or “Father of NT”
“Mother” or “Mother of NT”
“Parent” or “Parent of NT”
Male1
Woman1
“joint blog” (two bloggers posting jointly)
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AIWS – Alice in Wonderland syndrome
Anx – Anxiety
APD – Auditory Processing Disorder (or CAPD, Central Auditory Processing Disorder)
ARFID – Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
BAP – Broad Autism Phenotype
BDD – Body Dysmorphic Disorder
BPD – Borderline Personality Disorder (or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder)
CAPD – Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CPTSD – complex PTSD
Dep – Depression
DID – Dissociative Identity Disorder
DPDR – DePersonalization-Derealization Disorder
Dx __ – Diagnosed with Autism (at age __ or within age range __)
ED – Eating Disorders
EDS – Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
FB – Face-Blindness (Prosopagnosia)
FND – Functional Neurological Disorder (formerly known as PNES)
GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder
GERD – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
HH – Hard of Hearing or Deaf
IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IED – Intermittent Explosive Disorder
JHS – Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
infreq. – blog posts are infrequent (widely spaced in time)
LGBTQ+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer/Questioning, and others
MCAS – Mast cell activation syndrome
ME – Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
ND – Neurodivergent
NSp – Non-Speaking, speaking is not primary form of communication
NT – Neurotypical (neurologically typical)
NVLD – Nonverbal learning disorder
OCD – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OCPD – Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PDA – Pathological Demand Avoidance
PMDD – Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
POTS – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
PTS – Post-Traumatic Stress (or PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
RSD – Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder
SPD – Sensory Processing Disorder (or Sensory Processing Differemces)
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
VSS – Visual Snow Syndrome
Other co-occurring conditions:
addiction
agoraphobia
alcoholism
alexithymia
anorexia
anosmia (no sense of smell)
aphantasia
aphasia
apraxia
arthritis
asthma
autoimmune (disease)
bipolar
blind
cerebral palsy
celiac (disease)
chronic illness
chronic pain
Crohn’s (disease)
cyclothymia
diabetes
dysautonomia
dyscalculia
dysgraphia
dyslexia
dyspraxia
echolalia
emetophobia
endometriosis
epilepsy
excoriation (skin picking or dermatillomania)
fibromyalgia
gastroparesis
gender dysphoria
hyperacusis
hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
hyperlexia
hypermobility
insomnia
Irlen (Syndrome) (also Meares-Irlen or Visual Stress)
learning difficulties
lupus
Lyme (disease)
Meniere’s (disease)
migraines
misophonia
myasthenia gravis
narcolepsy
panic disorder
paranoia
psychosis
schizoaffective (disorder)
schizoid (personality disorder)
schizophrenia
situational mutism (or selective mutism)
self-harm
synesthesia
telephobia (fear of making or taking phone calls)
Tourette’s (Syndrome)
trichotillomania (hair pulling)
tube-fed
vision impairment
wheelchair user
1By using ‘male’ and ‘woman’ (rather than ‘male / female’ or ‘man / woman’), text searches for ‘male’ and ‘woman’ will select only a single gender. (Does anybody cares about this? Please leave a comment if you do.)
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