PinnedAJ TanksleyGrocery Shopping, Cooking, and Eating While AutisticI’ve recently gotten into cooking as a way of survival and self-expression. When I cook, I’m able to enter a strange sort of liminal space…Jun 9Jun 9
PinnedAJ TanksleyOCD’s Morality Mind Games (And How I Manage)Hi, I have a Patreon now! If you like my writing and would like to see more of it (including my poems, essays about art and culture, and…Feb 23Feb 23
AJ TanksleyMaking Peace with My Depression’s Complicated LegacyHi, I have a Patreon now! If you like my writing and would like to see more of it (including my poems, essays about art and culture, and…Apr 7Apr 7
AJ TanksleyPracticing Meditation and Mindfulness While NeurodivergentHi, I have a Patreon now! If you like my writing and would like to see more of it (including my poems, essays about art and culture, and…Feb 2Feb 2
AJ TanksleyQueer Unhappiness and Self-Imposed RespectabilityHi, I have a Patreon now! If you like my writing and would like to see more of it (including my poems, essays about art and culture, and…Jan 2Jan 2
AJ TanksleySurvival in 27 Stanzas: A Collage PoemHi, I have a Patreon now! If you like my writing and would like to see more of it (including my poems, essays about art and culture, and…Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023
AJ TanksleyDealing with Unwanted Advice when AutisticI hate advice, and have been very vocal about it for a while. Unfortunately, this hasn’t stopped me from being on the receiving end of many…Nov 23, 202316Nov 23, 202316
AJ TanksleyIn Defense of Sex NegativityThis article is part of the series “Sex, Love, and Connection on the Spectrum,” in which I explore sex, intimacy, and bonding through a…Nov 12, 20231Nov 12, 20231
AJ TanksleyinHuman PartsCleaning Dog Kennels is Keeping Me AliveHow volunteering at an animal shelter gave me a will to live after a stay in the psych wardOct 27, 20233Oct 27, 20233