In this post, Subtle talks a bit about their experiences trying to befriend Japanese people while studying abroad in Japan. A "Tomodachi Quest" if you will. (Featured image description: Image contains an old white Japanese castle behind a sakura tree as well as five people on the right looking at books and technology screens.
Author: subtlewrites
The Meaning of Family
In this post, Subtle talks about what they believe defines family. (Featured image description: A family of four are jumping up off the grass while facing the sun. Bright sunlight shines down on them. The shadows of them, and a tree is towards the bottom of the image.)
Re-embracing Stimming
In this post, Subtle talks about how they learnt to re-embrace stimming, (Image description: Three black birds flying in the sky with their wings spread out. Background is a blue sky with clouds.)
Why We Need Autism Acceptance, Not Autism Awareness
In this post, Subtle discusses why we need autism acceptance in light of the recent BFI incident during Autism Awareness Month 2018.
Subtly Subjective #01 – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
In this first episode of Subtly Subjective, Subtle recounts their time with Dragon Quest IX and how it shaped themselves as an autistic person. (Featured image shows a variety of characters in a medieval town including a woman weilding an axe, a small man wearing a green uniform and a shoulder haired woman wearing an multicoloured dress.)
A Change of Approach
In this post, Subtle discusses changing approaches to various situations and what it means in the context of do-overs.
How Realising My Asexuality Changed My Perspective On Relationships
In this post Subtle discusses more about his asexuality and how discovering it changed his view on relationships. (cn: bullying, abuse, sex, ableism and misogyny)
Coming to Terms With My Relationship Virginity
This post I will talk a bit more about my relationship experience (or lack of) in the hope that somebody can learn from it.
Learning Your Limitations As An Autistic Person
Today’s post will talk a bit about learning limitations in relation to autism as this is something that I had come to realise quite recently and would like to share some thoughts.
Self-Awareness – The Importance of Learning it for Autistic People
The first post of 2018 on this blog will briefly discuss the importance of self-awareness and why it’s important for autistic people to develop this skill. This is something that I have personally undergone a lot lately so it has given me food for thought, hence the inspiration for this post.