Category: etiolated
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page 19 of etiolated. a full page illustration of a house floor plan abstracted into a distillation still. across it is written: “i say a woman can be a minister if she’s a good husband to her wife”. surviving my upbringing meant that as a kiddo, i didn’t acknowledge (much…
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page 18 of etiolated. half the page is text. sexuality: activity including relationship dynamics, genital stimulation, and kink. before i began therapy and psychiatry for my mental health, i satisfied my autistic need for stimulation and my emotional need for playfulness via harmful coping and behaviors. the second half of…
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page seventeen of etiolated. text over a painted stylized portrait of three figures. it reads: at time of writing (May ’25) my romantic life partners are trans and nonbinary, as am i. transgender, with a gender not included in the traditional binary man-woman. we three have previously used: gay, tomboy,…
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page sixteen of etiolated. begins with words. that’s what. now who: sexuality – sexual orientation, as in straight (heterosexual) or bi (bisexual). My third boyfriend opened our relationship. i learned i am attracted to all genders and bodies. a large illustration with forced perspective from someone lying down, showing a…
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page fifteen of etiolated. text: in college i learned about bdsm from my boyfriend. on school breaks i traveled 800 miles south to spend time with cows … and the rancher, if we completed his chores. four panels. a sketch of four cows, a barn, a house, and a truck.…
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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