Welcome to The Autistic Perimenopause: A Temporary Regression
Fiercely advocating to raise awareness on temporary fluctuations and regressions in capacity during our autistic perimenopause.
A safe space for our community to unmask, co-regulate, and share knowledge to self-advocate.
Hi, I’m Sam (she/her) - late diagnosed neurodivergent, tenacious midlife struggler, and autistic perimenopausal advocate.
My aim is for you to come away feeling informed, validated and co-regulated.
In The Autistic Perimenopause: A Temporary Regression I explore what it means to survive “The Change”, when neurologically driven to fear and resist change.
I have learnt a lot through my lived experience, and from reaching out to academics/experts about surviving this life transition characterised by sensory overload, burnout and depression.
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When you join The Autistic Perimenopause: A Temporary Regression, you’ll be able to:
Read all my posts including streams of consciousness on *attempting* to thrive, whilst barely surviving
Find out about academic research into autistic perimenopause, and how we can make informed decisions based on evidence and recommendations
Anticipate regressions in functioning and capacity, without losing the will to live
Join the comments, join the conversation
Feel empowered to self-advocate in your own life, and unmask within your own control
Share your own experiences of autistic perimenipause, and part of a community
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The Autistic Perimenopause: A Temporary Regression was born out of a personal drive to document the autistic experience of the menopausal transition. Our collective experiences will contribute to the growing bank of knowledge, and empower others to enter their autistic perimenopause feeling informed, validated and able to anticipate any regressions. The academic research is in its infancy, and our neurodivergent community will lead the charge on disseminating this knowledge into our wider communities.
Nothing is paywalled on purpose.
I don’t want financial barriers to anyone accessing the information, personal stories and community I am creating here on Substack around autistic menopause.
Paid subscriptions:
Remind me that people value my work
Help keep me accountable and regular in my writing habit. Accountability can override my motivational task initiation challenges!
Motivate me to persist in sharing this message, so that none of us are enduring this temporary regression alone.
You will see an option to become a paid subscriber at NZ$8 a month or NZ$80 a year. The paid subscription comes with no added benefits. It is available to those who have the funds and would like to give a little extra encouragement in supporting me and my work.
All my content is available equally to both paid and free subscribers. Please only take out a paid subscription if it causes you zero financial hardship 💕
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