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The Instinctual Woman
Hi, I’m Láyla Messner, the autistic art activist who grew up in the wilderness.
Now, I’m on a mission to raise awareness about high-masking autism and invisible disability.
01/03
Art Activism
As an autistic artist, painting is my natural language. My abstract expressionist paintings are highly sensory, gestural, and process-oriented.
I’m painting my own transformation. In order to finish each piece, I have to become a different person than I was when I started it.
The transformation is the art—the painting is just a side-effect.
02/03
Thought Leadership
My talks raise awareness about high-masking autism and invisible disability. I share from lived experience as an invisibly disabled AuDHD trauma survivor with severe migraine disorder and chronic pain.
Through vulnerable storytelling, authenticity, and a unique way of looking at the world, I bring clarity to complex topics and inspire audiences to think differently.
03/03
Community Building
On Instagram and Facebook, I create a space where high-masking autistic adults and others with invisible disabilities can see themselves reflected, validated, and understood.
It’s a space where we have real conversations – about masking, burnout, ableism, identity, and our need for support.
It’s more than content – it’s connection.
Photography by @kellys.perspective
Break Free
FREE 10-Day Program to Reclaim Your Wildness
A step-by-step journey to meet your Inner Animal, trust your instincts, and express your natural self without worrying what others think. Isn’t it time to be free?