PinnedAJ 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…8 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
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…7 min read·Feb 23, 2024----
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…5 min read·Feb 2, 2024----
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…5 min read·Jan 2, 2024----
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…2 min read·Dec 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…6 min read·Nov 23, 2023--16--16
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…7 min read·Nov 12, 2023--1--1
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 ward3 min read·Oct 27, 2023--3--3
AJ TanksleyThe Pebble-in-Shoe Model of Autistic OverwhelmWhen I was in college and became more seriously involved in autism activism (if “ranting about neurotypical ignorance on Facebook” counts…6 min read·Sep 21, 2023--4--4