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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · 5h

#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday!

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It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.

We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · 5h

My free, monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 10/18:

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Please join us in this warm community that shares the experiences of autism and menstruation. Learn from others, and experience being seen, known, and valued.

Explore supportive coaching for autistic women focusing on community, healing from trauma, and embracing authenticity with Patrice Riley.

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Aradiapedia (she/they) @bestfirstchair.bsky.social · 7h

In which we talk about sensory relief

Autistic Stuff for Autistic People @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social · 1d

📣 New Podcast! "Sensory Joy" on @Spreaker #actuallyautistic #audhd #autism #autistic #autisticpresence #coaching #creativelyautistic #holisticempowerment #intentionallyautistic #joy #latediagnosed #lateidentified #livedexperience #peersupport #relief #sense #sensoryavoidence #sensoryseeking

Sensory Joy

Aradia, Cheryl, and Patrice talk about their sensory experiences, specifically how to identify and experience joy through the senses. We talk about the differences and contradictions between being sensory avoidant vs sensory seeking, reclaiming our senses, finding agency in managing sensory experiences, and acknowledging the unsung joy of sheer relief. Work with us by scheduling at the links below: Aradia: [coming soon] Cheryl: https://www.discoverclarity.ca Patrice: https://www.patriceriley.comMatthew: https://www.theautisticcoach.com Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective: https://www.autisticcoaches.com Follow us on social media: Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/autisticstuffpod.bsky.social Aradia: [coming soon] Cheryl: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xusgwlxppuqftnldu47e3f4a Patrice: https://bsky.app/profile/autisticpresence.bsky.social Matthew: https://bsky.app/profile/theautisticcoach.bsky.social Theme music: https://bluedotsessions.bandcamp.com/track/vinyl-couch A https://www.foxandravenmedia.com production Check out other FARM podcasts Black Girl From Eugene: https://www.spreaker.com/show/black-girl-from-eugene Used2Sew: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/used2sew--6285838 Wheel of Time Spoilers: https://www.spreaker.com/show/wot-spoilers-podcast

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · 12d

Feeling distress or helplessness about the increasing polarities in the wider world? Read on for how I worked with my own internalized oppressors; doing so allowed me to resolve inner conflict and create room for ease in relationship with self and other.

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Transforming the Inner Oppressor with IFS — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trau...

Using IFS to work with internalized ableism, sexism, and colonialism helps resolve inner conflict and create more room for ease in relationship with self and other. When we turn inside and bring cur...

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 24d

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

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Aradiapedia (she/they) @bestfirstchair.bsky.social · Sep 2

New episode day! Autistic Stuff for Autistic People is talking about meltdowns, what they feel like and how they are different from tantrums. @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social @theautisticcoach.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social www.spreaker.com/episode/melt...

Meltdowns - Autistic Stuff for Autistic People

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Sep 2

This month’s essay is an exploration of getting to know my fawning part, and how doing so is a way for all of us to extract ourselves from the compliant populace necessary for fascism to take hold. #autism #IFS

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Befriending the Fawn: Using IFS to Get to Know Compliant Parts — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Heal...

Fascism requires a compliant population to take hold. This month’s blog is about using an Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to get to know my fawning, or compliant, part, and develop a relationsh...

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Lucia Romano, MBA @luciaromano.bsky.social · Aug 22

Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.

Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.

WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.

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Aradiapedia (she/they) @bestfirstchair.bsky.social · Aug 19

New episode from my other podcast about being autistic! www.spreaker.com/episode/reje... @theautisticcoach.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social

Rejection Sensitivity or Real Rejection? - Autistic Stuff for Autistic People

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · Aug 19

In our newest episode we explore RSD

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Rejection Sensitivity or Real Rejection?

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Aug 5

I wrote about the internal complexity we contend with in the face of tragedies like the genocide in Palestine. Hear the perspective of my parts, how I earn their trust, and then allow their concerns & wisdom to inform how I take action to help. #IFS

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Parts and Palestine: Listening Within For the Way Forward — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing fr...

This month’s blog post is about the internal complexity I and others contend with in the face of external tragedies like the genocide in Palestine. From an Internal Family Systems (IFS) - informed len...

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks, Matthew, for sharing!

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · Aug 5

my friend and colleague @autisticpresence.bsky.social has written a beautiful piece on what's coming up for so many of us in this current moment.

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Parts and palestine — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trauma Due to Generational...

The people of Gaza are starving due to obstruction of aid by the Israeli government. I am heartbroken and want to help. Alongside my heartbreak, many other parts inside me hold other, divergen...

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · Jun 18

Are you looking for a neuro-affirming autistic peer-support coach?

The Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective has coaches all over the world and offers dozens of free support groups online every month.

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The Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective | Autistic Peer-Support Coaching | Autistic Peer-Support Coaches

The Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective is the first autistic-led peer-support coaching organization in the world. We are #ActuallyAutistic professional peer-support coaches working with our fel...

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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @sensorystories.bsky.social · Jun 16

Did you know...?

Autistic burnout is pervasive, long-term (3+ months) exhaustion, loss of function, and reduced tolerance to stimulus. It's described as being the result of chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and abilities without adequate supports.

#iykyk

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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · Jun 16

Why the “all autistic people lack empathy” narrative is wrong…

Autistic people actually experience empathy in a wide range of ways

E.g. a study in 2023 found:

- many experience hyper-empathy
- some experience low empathy
- some experience empathy but find it difficult to understand or express

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Jun 16

My monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 06/21 on Zoom.

Sign up: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...

If you share the experiences of autism and menstruation:

please join us in an opportunity to learn from each other, and to be seen, known, and valued.

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Jun 2

Here’s my new blog post about using #IFS to get to know a legacy burden and heal from #autistic burnout:

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Who is speaking? — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trauma Due to Generational Al...

After I left my accounting job in late 2023 to heal from autistic burnout, the first few months of recovery weren’t pretty. A “productive” day was one where I’d get around to changing out of my sw...

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’ll be sending out my monthly newsletter tomorrow, with resources, offerings, and a new blog post about healing from #autistic burnout and intergenerational trauma.

If you’d like to receive it, you can sign up on my website:

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Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trauma Due to Generational Alcoholism Catholic Ch...

Patrice Riley is a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma responsive Internal Family Systems (IFS) - informed practitioner. She coaches autistic women and Irish diaspora members who are healing ancestral wo...

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Patrice @autisticpresence.bsky.social · May 31

My #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet next Saturday, June 7.

We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called I Don’t Have A Defective Version of What You Have.

Join us!

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