The Autistic Innovator :ic: / is on Nostr

My name is Ashley Lauren Spencer. I'm an autistic e-commerce entrepreneur, writer, and owner of The Autistic Innovator and the https://autistics.life mastodon instance.
https://shop.autisticinnovator.com

Last Notes

2024-08-10 19:40:41

My neighbor who hasn’t seen me in a while said to me “You look like you’ve put on some weight.” It’s unclear whether it was a factual observation or meant judgmental. I responded, “I worked really hard to gain weight. I was very underweight before, but I’m healthy now.”
Perhaps it was the sweatpants combined with my autism acceptance t-shirt. People associate sweatpants with giving up and letting go of caring about one’s appearance. I’ll just choose to see it as a good thing.

2024-05-23 23:22:30

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My store’s previous about us page reflected my own level of self-acceptance and focused only on autism, and now that I’ve embraced both the ADHD and traumatic brain injury, I felt more comfortable updating it to reflect more inclusivity and acceptance of neurodiversity. I accept all people, I just wasn’t accepting all of myself. ❤️

2024-05-23 21:02:30

I updated my store's About Us page to be more inclusive of the neurodiverse communities.
My store was created and curated for autistic adults, but my customers come from all backgrounds, so I updated the about us page to reflect that. ❤️
https://shop.autisticinnovator.com/pages/about-us

2024-04-27 17:32:33

I made my first infographic. :)
Since I’m going through a bad autistic burnout myself, seems like a good topic to make a graphic about. Might be relatable for someone.
:RainbowInfinity:
#ActuallyAutistic
https://autistics.life/system/media_attachments/files/112/344/376/015/242/307/original/259c09e39ef176ad.jpeg

2024-03-16 02:21:55

I read and listened to a lot of journal entries from the last 2 years. I put up with a lot of shit because I had zero self-worth and no self-esteem.
The progression of how suffocating romantic relationships feel to me in general was interesting to see/hear. Don’t know if it was the people, the situations, or just me… or all of it.
My therapist keeps pushing me to in person socialize, but I kind of don’t want to yet. I’m really enjoying my peace and quiet. People bring drama. No thanks.

2023-08-06 05:53:04

On a rare occasion, I called Nikita over and pet her for 10 min straight until she was satisfied and done. Then she went off to eat because a good petting makes her hungry. She came back for more after eating.
I feel so bad because the more anxious I get the more frequently she scratches her ears. She went from blissfully happy and relaxed to on edge, less active, and scratching. I’ll get back to no stress once I readjust. She was a very happy cat until all that stuff happened.