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‘Breadcrumbing’: the gay dating app practice that destroys connection
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Gay dating and hookup apps and the hidden cost of ‘distraction capitalism’
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7 creative and incredibly simple autism self-care techniques
Are you an autistic who struggles with self-care? You may not be the only…
Yes, male privilege exists. But it carries a terrible cost—especially if you’re gay.
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Magic words that can free autistic folk from low self-esteem victimhood
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Gatekeeping actually makes the autism community less of a safe place
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Build your self-esteem as an autistic with strengths awareness
Many of the messages we get as autistics living in an ableist society remind…
Autistics mask to survive systemic ableism—at the cost of their self-worth
Autistic individuals learn early on that if they want to survive in a society…
When self-care feels impossible as a social worker, try these five easy tricks
Working in a demanding profession like social work, I’m often reminded that self-care is…