Empty Inside: An Autistic Zine, Vol. 1: Interoceptive Hyposensitivity is a personal zine exploring what it’s like to be autistic in small, everyday moments.
Volume 1 focuses on interoceptive hyposensitivity, which is a sensory processing difference where a person has reduced or muted awareness of their body’s internal signals. Many autistic people experience this, and it can make everyday needs like hunger, thirst, or muscle tension difficult to notice until they become urgent and overwhelming.
If you’ve ever wondered why some needs sneak up on you out of nowhere, or if you’re curious about sensory processing and everyday autistic experiences, this zine offers insight and strategies for managing those challenges with compassion.
This 20-page zine features 19 original photos and is the first in what I hope will become an ongoing series exploring autistic differences and their everyday realities — the things you won’t find in the DSM-5.
Future volumes will explore alexithymia, monotropism, dissociation, aphantasia, prosopagnosia, and more. (Though perhaps not in that exact order.)
Available for purchase on Patreon (CA $10) or Itch.io (US $10); both versions include a print-ready file and a digital edition designed for comfortable on-screen reading.
Note: Paid Patreon subscribers receive a discount on all purchases: 20% for Supporters and 50% for Patrons.
