This article was originally published October 2020 to the autisticinnovator.com autism blog. This is the first interview with an autistic entrepreneur I ever did. elly kalfus is a personal organizer & coach with her business Organizing with Empathy. She provides her services in Boston, Massachusetts, and offers virtual services to those not local to her […]
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Autistic Imposter Syndrome: Why it’s Normal
This article was originally posted to the shop.autisticinnovator.com store blog on June 2, 2022. Even though The Autistic Innovator was nearly 2 years old, and the store only 11 months old, I felt like I wasn’t autistic enough because I struggled more with other things like ADHD and mental health issues, so I had a […]
5 Autistic & Neurodivergent Love Languages
This article was originally posted to the shop.autisticinnovator.com store blog on March 2, 2025. Back then I read a lot of the information out there written by a therapist about the 5 autistic love languages, but I didn’t relate to any of them, so I made my own 5 love languages. I knew it would […]
Can Cats Be Autistic? 7 Reasons Why Your Cat Might Have Autism
This article was originally posted to the autisticinnovator.com autism blog fall 2020. It was one of the first articles I ever wrote for The Autistic Innovator. I wrote it about my new cat Dinah that I had for a few months at that time (she’s still with me) because she seemed like if she were […]
What it’s Like Being an Autistic & Neurodivergent Entrepreneur
This article was originally posted to the shop.autisticinnovator.com store blog February 19, 2025. My store became my only source of income August 2023, but this article was written a month after I finally broke it off with a toxic relationship and became fully committed to only The Autistic Innovator. \Many coaches, bloggers, YouTubers, TikTok creators, […]
How to Make a Visual Schedule for Autism
This article was originally posted to the autisticinnovator.com autism blog in late 2020 long before I ever turned this article into a planner for sale. I wrote this article about the planner I made for myself to help me manage my new autism blog The Autistic Innovator back in 2020. You may ask, “how do […]
How to Stop Seeking Validation & Validate Yourself
This article was originally posted to the autisticinnovator.com autism blog early 2021 several months before I had the idea to start a store. You may realize you’ve given too much of your strength to everyone else and have come to where you have forgotten who you are – who you used to be. Especially if […]
Masking Autism: What is it & How to Stop
This article was originally posted to the autisticinnovator.com autism blog summer 2021. I wrote this while I was at my office job since they left me in an office room alone with a door, with my job only taking a couple hours a day to do, so I used it to my advantage. I spent […]