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Exploring life with autism
​​SquintingInDarkness.com is a blog dedicated to help educate friends and families of those who are on the autism spectrum on what it is like living with the condition. The mission is to debunk the ASD stereotypes as well as to prove to society that everyone has a voice and a place in the world no matter what their situation may be.​

Recent Posts

Are You My Friend?
Feb 2021 // Relationships

Making friends has always been a challenge for me. Sometimes, I can't tell if a person is interested in being friends with me. Other times, I'm not sure if they want to continue hanging out with me or even be able to recognize if they were even my friend in the first place. Were they ever a true friend to me?

Nothing But Grief
Jan 2021 // COVID 19

Back in March, I mentioned that I wasn't all that scared of the coronavirus. Since then, my views have changed. Now I'm terrified of the virus. My beliefs slowly started changing as we came further down in the pandemic. What really pushed me off the edge was when the virus went after my family. 

I am Jealous of my
​Brother
Dec 2020 //  ​Relationships

​This post is going to be focused on how my autism affects my relationship with my younger brother. I'm also going to be sharing some tips on how to explain autism to siblings based on my own experiences. Things that went well for us, and things that went poorly will be included. 

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I Hate Autism Speaks and you Should too
Aug 2019 // Opinions

Autism Speaks is the world's largest autism science advocacy organization. It was founded by Bob and Suzanne Wright in February 2005 one year after their grandson was diagnosed on the spectrum. It received more than $180 million as of 2012. 

How I View TikTok's Autism Trend
May 2020 // News

Recently I was informed about a new trend going around the social media platform, TikTok called the "Autism Challenge"... It was created attending to celebrate those on the spectrum as they may struggle through the current crisis but quickly transformed into a huge bullying scandal.

The Walk I Never Hoped For
Sep 2020 // Stories

​Recently, on the 26th of July, as the sun was going down, the grass was green, children were laughing, and I was taking my therapy poodle, Presto, on a walk. It seemed to be what a great evening would look like, but little did I know that I was about to be traumatized. ​

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"You are so cool! I do not think I’ve truly read through something like this before. So wonderful to find somebody with a few unique thoughts on this topic. Really. Thanks for starting this up. This website is one thing that should be required on the internet, someone with originality!"  - HYPR Mask
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