begin at the start. find the first page here –

in 2023 i solicited questions from curious professionals regarding my experience of having adult-diagnosed
autism spectrum disorder (asd). i answer these questions in the form of the (free, ongoing) memoir
comic book ETIOLATED. the anonymous form for submitting questions can be found HERE


Tag: adult diagnosed autism

  • 13

    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.…

  • 12 there is no such thing as “too late” for a correct diagnosis

    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…

  • 11 was getting an autism diagnosis as an adult not too little, too late?

    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…