Autie-biographical Comics

Welcome to my page for my comic! I'm a nonbinary autistic (they/them) making a slice of autistic life comic about my character, Honeydew! If you wish to support me check out my Patreon www.patreon.com/autiebiographical, or my books https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBS7NQQ1?binding=paperback

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Thank you to everyone who's bought a copy of my book! I appreciate every single one of you, and hope you enjoy it!

If you'd like your own copy, you can buy it HERE!

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For me, learning I was autistic was the moment I started relearning my limits, and boundaries. I learned to accommodate myself, and found that it helped me endure the outside world more.

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Yes, autism may explain bad behaviour, but it doesn't excuse it. If I hurt someone, it's on me to apologize. No going "I'm literally neurodivergent and a minor."

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Having support is so fundamental to one's life. I'm lucky to have the support I do, and try to never take it for granted.

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Happy pride month

Happy Pride!

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Do you have any favourite characters who are both queer and autistic?

For me, Suzanne/Crazy Eyes from Orange is the New Black comes to mind. She's not confirmed to be autistic, but we're not really told what she has and she does show a lot of autistic traits, and from what I can remember she's a lesbian (she's at least WLW in some way)

Probably Entrapta from She-Ra the Princesses of Power (canonically autistic and bisexual)

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Constant aches I can handle. The pains from just living in this body are in the background for me. It's other pains that send me overboard.

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Autie-Biographical Book Four: Sprinkling On The Autism is out now! You can get it in paperback and e-book! Don't forget to leave a review!

Get it here!

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https://alexandracooks.com/2014/03/21/gluten-free-peasant-bread/

I've made this before and it's really good. I just used a 9x5 pan instead of the 2 bowls. Also the King Arthur website has a lot of gluten free recipes. I've learned that for a lot of things, like cookies, cakes, brownies, quick breads, basically anything that doesn't involve kneading or use yeast you can just use a regular recipe and replace the flour with a gluten free one. Most of the difference is in the texture but I don't find it to be that much. It's a little denser but not too much for me. It might be different for you though

Thank you! My friend recently bought me gluten free flour, so I'll check out some recipes!

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Hi. Just wondering, how long did it take you to get tested for coeliac? Asking because when I go to uni, I'm planning on getting tested for it (always feel sick after bread, cake, etc plus iron deficiency that isn't getting better with tablets after 4 and a half years so figure it's probably a good thing to get tested for just in case)

It didn't take long for me, but I'm also in Canada. All I had to do was tell my doctor my symptoms and she set up the endoscopy. My endoscopy was about 2 weeks later.

I hope the process is just as easy for you as it was for me

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This Pride, let's remember our roots. Pride started as a riot against discrimination, oppression, and police brutality. Our rights are being taken away, and the only way we'll get them back is to stand up for ourselves.

Pride isn't just to celebrate, it's to protest.

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In Sweden we almost always eat Ris a la Malta around Christmas time. It’s basically rice porridge mixed with whipped cream and a dash of vanilla extract. Usually served with jam on top or a slice of mandarin or orange. It’s actually pretty good, not too sweet either. And easy to make a huge batch of.

My gluten intolerant sister in law usually eats it.

That sounds delicious!!! I'm going to look it up!

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seeing as you have a cœliac diagnosis (sorry to hear it!) Have you ever tried using sticky rice for cooking/desserts? They often get called glutinous rice but there is no gluten, and they are absolutely the most versatile thing I can think of.

I recently learned that glutenous rice doesn't actually have gluten! I really should look up rice desserts.

Hmm...I should get back to making rice pudding

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hey just to let you know that what the anon's dietician said to them about stuff that says "may contain gluten" being okay can be pretty dangerous

for people with coeliac, as little as 10 parts per million of gluten can cause intestinal damage (as shown by studies). while that measurement is dependant on how much food there is, in the case of bread it's as little as a crumb that can do damage, so please do be careful!

unfortunately, not getting any symptoms from eating just a small amount doesn't mean it's not doing damage. generally the time it takes for your intestines to heal after eating gluten is at least a month, so while the damage isn't permanent it's still not great

I was diagnosed over a decade ago and am also happy to chat with you about your diagnosis if you want

(the reason I spell it coeliac and not celiac is cause I'm from the UK but they're the same thing)

Ah, good to know. I have been pretty good at checking labels for "May contain wheat/rye/barley" of foods that don't usually have gluten. Had to get gluten-free oats because there's such a high chance of cross contamination.

Also, thank you for explaining why some people were spelling it coeliac. I figured it was a dialect thing, but usually UK and Canada share spelling, so I guess celiac doesn't follow that rule.

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Nothing worse than wanting to be social, then your social battery running out the moment you meet up.

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Just saying that seeing a dietitian is very good for future doctors taking you seriously too. Both to get my anxiety and migraine medication throwing in that I’ve seen a dietitian before (even if it isn’t necessary relevant) really helped my case. Idk if you have problems with doctors distrusting you but if you do this will be helpful.

General advice for anyone reading this

I currently have an excellent doctor. I share this for those who aren't as lucky as me!

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have you spoken to a dietician? when i was diagnosed with coeliac aged 12, my parents took me to one, and they said that 'may contain gluten' was okay to eat, but anything cooked in the same oil as gluten having things was not. obviously it's different for everyone, but that was very useful to know.

Not yet. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow, and will talk to her about seeking the help of a dietitian