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Bathrobe Gal
@bathrobegal.bsky.social
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Hi, it's Bathrobe Gal! I draw comics about my adventures as an adult-diagnosed #autistic woman, writer, and chronic bathrobe-wearer. Mainly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bathrobe_gal
https://bathrobegal.com/
(My real name is Sarah Jane.)
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Bathrobe Gal @bathrobegal.bsky.social · Dec 28
Meet Bathrobe Gal, my webcomic about my adventures as an adult-diagnosed #autistic woman, writer and chronic bathrobe-wearer. I hope you enjoy my little drawings :)
Comic strip - Graphic 1: Bathrobe Gal stands smiling in her blue bathrobe. "HI I'm a gal who feels too much. At Age 33, I was diagnosed as autistic." Graphic 2: " Bathrobe Gal (wearing her blue bathrobe) lies down a field of flowers with a small doggie perched on her stomach. "I'm almost always wearing a bathrobe. (at home - safe space). This is a comic about what it feels like to be me."
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Thanks ❤️
February 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Hi pals. I've realized I can't handle being on multiple platforms, so I'll only be posting on my Instagram and website from now on. I wish I were able to handle more because I love connecting when I'm able, but I have to work with brain. I'll see you around ❤️
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Aw, thank you so much for this shoutout! I love @thedailytism.com 💖 That would be dreamy. Love to you ❤️
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Graphic: Mom and Bathrobe Gal sit in a booth eating a ginormous slice of pink cake. Bathrobe Gal’s eyes shimmer with cake love. Mom says, “That was exhausting. We earned this.”
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Graphic: Mom says, “If we succeed we will reward ourselves with pretty dresses and cake. And if we can’t find any pretty dresses, just cake.” Bathrobe Gal says, “and if we fail completely, still cake!”
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Graphic: Bathrobe Gal, sword raised, says: “We will brave: - Crowds - Loud store music - Overwhelming, disorganized displays - Intense perfumes - People who don’t say what they mean, or talk to us for any reason really, who don’t respect efficiency, & (horrors) walk too slow - Clothes with bad textures and fits and sizes that make no sense - And more”
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Stores are hell, but I love pretty dresses. And cake. Mom was always my protector/ally/warrior:
Comic Titled: “Mom & Me Preparing for Back-to-School Shopping” Graphic: Mom holds up two metal shields; handing one to bathrobe gal, she says, “Arm yourself, Bathrobe Gal! We’re going to the mall!”Graphic: Bathrobe Gal, raising a sword, replies, “Okay!”
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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#autistic
bathrobegal.bsky.social Bathrobe Gal @bathrobegal.bsky.social · Aug 27
Are your clothes also special? Is it hard for you to find textures, colors, or a fit that is comfortable for you?
Graphic Titled “When My Clothes Wear Out”: Bathrobe Gal kneels surrounded by candles and clutches a pink dress, saying “Dearly Beloved, for these past 10 years you have been my loyal companion, protected me against the elements…and other humans, comforted me, held me, been…a…true..friend…”
August 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Sweet Husband holds up the tattered dress, having retrieved it from Bathrobe Gal's closet. He says, “I thought you got rid of this.” Looking sly, Bathrobe Gal says, “Shhh… She’s a ghost now….She doesn’t take up that much space.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Bathrobe Gal reaches an out to Sweet Husband for help. To the dress, she whispers “I put you to rest.” To Sweet Husband, she says, “Please do it for me. It’s too painful.” Sweet Husband says, “Okay.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Bathrobe Gal clutches the dress closer, crying. The dress is stained and tattered. She says, “We should never have had to part like this… But alas you are full of holes. And stained. And actually falling apart.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Are your clothes also special? Is it hard for you to find textures, colors, or a fit that is comfortable for you?
Graphic Titled “When My Clothes Wear Out”: Bathrobe Gal kneels surrounded by candles and clutches a pink dress, saying “Dearly Beloved, for these past 10 years you have been my loyal companion, protected me against the elements…and other humans, comforted me, held me, been…a…true..friend…”
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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It can be so frustrating to shut down, but then, my body and my unconscious know things I don’t about my needs. ❤️
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Our world vastly undervalues quiet. My need for quiet and periods of non-doing has always existed, since I was little; back then, I knew this need innately and understood its value innately. But the human world bombards us with constant noise, information, and activity...
August 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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My need for quiet:

#autistic
When things get to be too much, which is often, I need quiet. Sometimes for a shorter while. Other times, for a very long while, until the too-muchness of the world that has gotten inside of me calms. When I shut down, when I go wordless, when I have to go hide for a while, it's okay. That's me healing.
August 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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When something bad happens and someone says, "It's okay." / When someone says it's okay and it's NOT okay.

That's just confusing! Instead, ppl please try saying what you actually mean :)

#autistic
Graphic: Bathrobe Gal frowns holding a pan of burned food, “saying Oh no! I wrecked dinner! It's completely burned." Sweet Guy tries to comfort her: "Oh, sweetheart, it's okay." Graphic: Bathrobe Gal is weeping, saying, “Actually, the dinner is inedible. I wasted all that food. Now we don’t have anything to eat. I don’t see how it can be okay.” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal is weeping, saying, “Actually, the dinner is inedible. I wasted all that food. Now we don’t have anything to eat. I don’t see how it can be okay.”
July 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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❤️ Big bag crew! I like it :)
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Aww, thanks friend! ❤️ I'd take the wings hehe
June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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7/7
“Many years later, I still sometimes wonder what I look like.” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal comes across an actual pigeon and says hi.
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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6/7
“After, I tried to avoid bobbing my head but continued to carry all my books and wear high heels throughout high school…” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal is relieved to at home, taking off her heels and putting on her bathrobe.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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5/7
I was confused. She was smiling so big! Smiling meant nice and happy. Was she being nice? Did she want me to laugh too? I knew people talking about me behind my back was considered a bad thing. But she was telling me to my face. It-Girls did not speak to me. Was she trying to help me? So I would realize I looked ridiculous & could stop? I figured a bully would want me to keep being a pigeon forever... My thoughts collided, resulting in a blank stare. It-Girl walked off, still laughing.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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4/7
“She then stuck out her head to demonstrate an exaggerated, ridiculous bobbing motion as she hauled herself forward. It was clear this had been performed many times.” Graphic: It Girl demonstrates being a pigeon.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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3/7
Graphic: It Girl stands laughing at Bathrobe Gal. It Gal says, “Ahahahaha, we were laughing so much, you look like a pigeon! Your head bobs when you try to pull yourself forward, your bag is so heavy! And you take tiny steps on stilt feet! It's so funny, ahahahaha!
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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2/7
“I was also performing my idea of the Perfect Woman based on 2000's magazines. Apparently, this made me look kind of funny…” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal wears high heels and her huge backpack. A group of girls laughs and points at her.
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I’ve missed a lot of social cues along the way. This is one of those moments you look back on with understanding 1/7
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“In high school, I felt the need to carry all of my text books with me all day. I think it gave me a sense of security.” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal is weighted down by her huge backpack.
June 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM