Autism and Emotional Immaturity

Date 13 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
What is emotional immaturity? I ask that because people like me with autism are affected by this. I differ from the way neuro-typicals understand emotional maturity. Through autism I see and navigate the world differently. Being ...
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A weight off my shoulders

Date 9 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Finding out about cerebral palsy at 46 and autism at 56, means the weight off my shoulders has finally been lifted. Learning about my disabilities, my symptoms and my challenges has literally been life-changing. Anything we ...
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Getting to grips with Autism

Date 5 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Imagine looking at yourself in the mirror growing up and you can’t see the animation in your eyes or your smile, and you don’t understand why. And as you clean your face daily, and as you look in the mirror, you keep going back to ...
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The thing about truth

Date 3 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
From an early age I have always lived with my own truth. It was also important others told me the truth. I would rather have heard the truth and it feel uncomfortable than have to work through the consequences of being told a lie ...
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Two Sides of Me

Date 31 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
There have always been two sides to me, the side where I write with ease and that part makes sense, then there’s the side of me that lives with continual struggles around anxiety and autism that never goes away. My not so easy ...
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Covid-19, my pre-existing conditions

Date 27 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Whilst we may all be home right now, once we’re out of lockdown and the country begins to open up again, I will be more vulnerable to catching Covid-19 because I deal with a pre-existing condition. My impossible realities ...
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Living under a Covid-19 cloud

Date 26 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
It is because I deal with autism that I find living in the pandemic unsettling and uncomfortable. In the early days, when the magnitude of the pandemic was apparent, it felt much bigger than me and with no understanding, it was easy for ...
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Emotional Validation

Date 23 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
The reality of living through the pandemic is enormously difficult for us all and although I cannot prevent emotional storms from cropping up, with emotional validation I am learning how to relate to each challenging moment ...
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Unresolved handwriting issues

Date 16 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Out of everything I have had to deal with, my handwriting is something I continue to struggle with. It’s not something I am always comfortable in talking about. Although I understand why I struggled to join up the outlines on ...
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Living with Stigma

Date 12 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I normalise my thoughts, by writing about my life including my disability and how I feel about that. For those who deal with a disability and mental health issues, they will know more than most, what it’s like to live with stigma. Stigma ...
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The Peanut Butter Falcon

Date 10 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you ever come across a film that speaks to you, that makes you question your values, captures your soul and heightens your imagination? For me, ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ is that film. It has the ability to help you ...
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Getting on with life with Covid-19

Date 7 March 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Since I started writing, I write about things on my blog, so that I can reduce my anxiety. Covid-19 is definitely at the top. What I find incomprehensible, is the fact that for over a year now I’ve had little choice but to refrain from a social life ...
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