Author: Robin
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14 how do autism and sexuality interact?
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page fourteen of etiolated. panel 1 – two figures on a sofa. one asks robin, “does a.s.d. affect sexuality?” in the next panel robin answers, it does mine. my window into intimacy, play, exploration, joy, grounding, and bonding is touch. panel three – sexuality: physical arousal. we know autism can…
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page thirteen of etiolated. panel one: i’m in good company among the adult-diagnosed, including two of my partners. panel two: we’re cool. thoughtful. creative. sensitive. panel three: not too little. it is august 2024 and i’ve been applying for disability for two years. i’m only three-fourths through formal autism evaluation.…
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12 there is no such thing as “too late” for a correct diagnosis
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page twelve of etiolated. a photograph of a sunset seen through a chainlink fence and across a parking lot. over the photo is written: long answer- no, but i missed some opportunities and grew slowly as a result. i would have approached college with a different philosophy. when i lived…
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11 was getting an autism diagnosis as an adult not too little, too late?
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page eleven of etiolated. a two-panel page. in the top panel a figure sits at a table in the style of maria abramovic’s performance “the artist is present” and asks a question to robin, who is a seated figure with a skull for a head. the question is: do you…
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page 10 of etiolated. the page is covered in simple ink drawings of a couple dozen types of flowers
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page nine of etiolated. the background of the page is marcel duchamp’s sculpture “large glass”, which looks like a two-pane window with sparse paper shapes inside. over this is drawn a curtain, a box, and assorted tools for kink and sex. the implication is that the objects are being packed…
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page eight of etiolated. a column of text down the center reads”november 2023 dad is on his fourth round of chemo. my sister sends to me screenshots of dad’s updates. he is on and off work, social events, exercise. enjoying his model trains, guitar, designing spaces. i am squatting in…
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page seven of etiolated. my life. a framed photo of nana and granddaddy. a glass-door cabinet with photo albums and a collection of dolls designed like dancers and clowns. a backyard arbor and fountain covered in flowering vines. the fountain has tadpoles. a woodcarving from korea. an ancient television with…
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page six of etiolated. over a dark rippled background, words in very large letters reads: LISTEN NOW. the green man, hel, anansi, erebus, scylla and charybdis, brahma-vishnu-shiva nataraja, hephaestus, thanatos-eros-anteros — that which IS speaks to you. subtle yellow emphasizes the capitalized LISTEN NOW and IS.
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page five of etiolated. around the words are decorative illustrations. flowers and leaves. a collection of seeds, scissors, a cane, glasses, a trowel, and food stamp grocery receipts. shelves stacked with bottles and vases and photos and books and a screen and a computer. a little hermit crab. and a…