#Autistics often have parts that uses strategies of masking or pleasing to try to cope with reality. This essay describes the IFS - informed process of helping parts, and the wisdom that emerges once they're given care they never got. www.patriceriley.com/blog/turning...

Turning to the One Who Had No One: An IFS - informed approach to help systems that mask and please — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coach...

Many who are autistic, or who grew up in the Irish diaspora, have parts that have used strategies of masking or pleasing to try to cope with the more difficult aspects of our realities. They started w...

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#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community.

The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet Saturday, April 11, 2026. We’ll be reading and discussing an excerpt from The Autistic Guide to Communicating and Connecting by Niamh Garvey. Join us! www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...

#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community. We are discussing what it's like to experience "inner spring," the follicular phase just after menstruation

Autistic Stuff for Autistic People@autisticstuffpod.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣 New Podcast! "Autism and Menstruation" on @Spreaker #actuallyautistic #audhd #autism #autistic #autisticpresence #coaching #creativelyautistic #discoverclarity #intentionallyautistic #latediagnosed #lateidentified #livedexperience #menstruation #peersupport #period #pmdd

📣 New Podcast! "Autism and Menstruation" on @Spreaker #actuallyautistic #audhd #autism #autistic #autisticpresence #coaching #creativelyautistic #discoverclarity #intentionallyautistic #latediagnosed #lateidentified #livedexperience #menstruation #peersupport #period #pmdd

Autism and Menstruation

Cheryl and Patrice discuss the menstrual cycle in general and PMDD in particular. Work with us by scheduling at the links below: Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective: https://www.autisticcoaches.com Aradia: [coming soon] Cheryl: https://www.discoverclarity.ca   Matthew: https://www.theautisticcoach.com  Patrice: https://www.patriceriley.com Rebecca: https://www.failbettercoaching.com  Follow us on social media: Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/autisticstuffpod.bsky.social  Aradia: [coming soon] Cheryl: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xusgwlxppuqftnldu47e3f4a  Matthew: https://bsky.app/profile/theautisticcoach.bsky.social Patrice: https://bsky.app/profile/autisticpresence.bsky.social Rebecca: https://www.instagram.com/failbettercoach  Theme music: https://bluedotsessions.bandcamp.com/track/vinyl-couch  A https://www.foxandravenmedia.com production Check out other FARM podcasts Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072   Used2Sew: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/used2sew--6285838  Wheel of Time Spoilers: https://www.spreaker.com/show/wot-spoilers-podcast  

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#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community. We are discussing what it's like to experience "inner winter," the time that we are actively menstruating.

@theautisticcoach.bsky.social is a phenomenal and generous resource for #autistic people

The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they)@theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My workshop for late identified autistics begins this week and I’d love to have you join www.theautisticcoach.com/late-diagnos...

Do you need support from your loved ones but don't know how to get them to listen? Do they want to support you but don't have the tools? My workshop for the families and allies of autistic adults is a 5-week space that will guide them in allyship. www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...

This month's newsletter is up with links to Free Discussion Groups for #autistic women, more information about Internal Family Systems - informed facilitation with me, and more resources! www.patriceriley.com/campaigns/vi...

Creating Space

I’ve been meditating lately on the different contexts in which the idea of “space” shows up in my life.

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The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet this Saturday, January 10, 2026. There are still a few spots left! We’ll be reading and discussing chapter 2 from The Autistic Guide to Communicating and Connecting by Niamh Garvey. Join us! www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...

#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community. We will discuss what it's like to experience "inner winter," the time that we are actively menstruating.

The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet tomorrow, Saturday, December 6, 2025. There are still a few spots left! We’ll be reading and discussing chapter 2 from The Autistic Guide to Communicating and Connecting by Niamh Garvey. Join us! www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...

#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community. We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.

The #Autistic Women Free Discussion Group will meet this Saturday, November 8. We’ll be reading and discussing an essay from Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices, called Autistic at Seventy. Join us! www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre...

Our new podcast episode on special interests has dropped @bestfirstchair.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social spotify.link/bR8NNFLuOXb

"Special" Interests

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#Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group this Saturday! Sign up here: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... It’s a great chance to connect, learn, and be in community. We discuss the sensory issues and demands around having a cycle, as well as pressures to consistently produce.

My free, monthly #Autism and the Menstrual Cycle Free Discussion Group meets this Saturday 10/18: www.patriceriley.com/autistic-pre... Please join us in this warm community that shares the experiences of autism and menstruation. Learn from others, and experience being seen, known, and valued.

In which we talk about sensory relief

Autistic Stuff for Autistic People@autisticstuffpod.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣 New Podcast! "Sensory Joy" on @Spreaker #actuallyautistic #audhd #autism #autistic #autisticpresence #coaching #creativelyautistic #holisticempowerment #intentionallyautistic #joy #latediagnosed #lateidentified #livedexperience #peersupport #relief #sense #sensoryavoidence #sensoryseeking

Feeling distress or helplessness about the increasing polarities in the wider world? Read on for how I worked with my own internalized oppressors; doing so allowed me to resolve inner conflict and create room for ease in relationship with self and other. www.patriceriley.com/blog/transfo...

Transforming the Inner Oppressor with IFS — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trau...

Using IFS to work with internalized ableism, sexism, and colonialism helps resolve inner conflict and create more room for ease in relationship with self and other. When we turn inside and bring cur...

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New episode day! Autistic Stuff for Autistic People is talking about meltdowns, what they feel like and how they are different from tantrums. @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social @theautisticcoach.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social www.spreaker.com/episode/melt...

This month’s essay is an exploration of getting to know my fawning part, and how doing so is a way for all of us to extract ourselves from the compliant populace necessary for fascism to take hold. #autism #IFS www.patriceriley.com/blog/befrien...

Befriending the Fawn: Using IFS to Get to Know Compliant Parts — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Heal...

Fascism requires a compliant population to take hold. This month’s blog is about using an Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to get to know my fawning, or compliant, part, and develop a relationsh...

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Holy shit. This legit gave me chills. Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote. WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.

New episode from my other podcast about being autistic! www.spreaker.com/episode/reje... @theautisticcoach.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social

In our newest episode we explore RSD @autisticstuffpod.bsky.social @bestfirstchair.bsky.social @autisticjoy.bsky.social @autisticpresence.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2j6H...

Rejection Sensitivity or Real Rejection?

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I wrote about the internal complexity we contend with in the face of tragedies like the genocide in Palestine. Hear the perspective of my parts, how I earn their trust, and then allow their concerns & wisdom to inform how I take action to help. #IFS www.patriceriley.com/blog/parts-a...

Parts and Palestine: Listening Within For the Way Forward — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing fr...

This month’s blog post is about the internal complexity I and others contend with in the face of external tragedies like the genocide in Palestine. From an Internal Family Systems (IFS) - informed len...

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my friend and colleague @autisticpresence.bsky.social has written a beautiful piece on what's coming up for so many of us in this current moment. www.patriceriley.com/blog/parts-a...

Parts and palestine — Autistic IFS Practitioner for Women | Patrice Riley | Autistic Peer Support Coach for Women | Coaching for Irish Diaspora Members Healing from Complex Trauma Due to Generational...

The people of Gaza are starving due to obstruction of aid by the Israeli government. I am heartbroken and want to help. Alongside my heartbreak, many other parts inside me hold other, divergen...

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Are you looking for a neuro-affirming autistic peer-support coach? The Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective has coaches all over the world and offers dozens of free support groups online every month. www.autisticcoaches.com

Did you know...? Autistic burnout is pervasive, long-term (3+ months) exhaustion, loss of function, and reduced tolerance to stimulus. It's described as being the result of chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and abilities without adequate supports. #iykyk

Why the “all autistic people lack empathy” narrative is wrong… Autistic people actually experience empathy in a wide range of ways E.g. a study in 2023 found: - many experience hyper-empathy - some experience low empathy - some experience empathy but find it difficult to understand or express