Sometimes the voice in my head says smart things. I’ll try to share those here as my blog, though I make no guarantees a few of the dumb things won’t slip in from time to time, too.
Unmasking as a Late-Diagnosed Autistic Person
As someone who wasn’t diagnosed with autism until her mid-40s, I often struggle with what it means for me to unmask. What if people don’t like who I am without masking? How even am I masking? These are just a few of the questions that someone who is a late-diagnosed [...]
Adult Autism: Seeking an official diagnosis
A little over a year ago, I started to wonder if maybe I was autistic. Not one to let things go (also known as hyperfixation), my exploration led me to reading scientific books about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and memoirs by autistic people, listening to various podcasts about autism, and [...]
A Neurodivergent Girl in a Neurotypical (Work) World
Alternate title: I'm just a girl, standing in front of her work, asking you to be more neurodivergent-friendly. As I have been learning about my own neurodivergence (with both autism and ADHD), I have been slowly but surely peeling back all the things that I have done to make it [...]
Mental Health Musings
Adult Autism: Seeking an official diagnosis
A little over a year ago, I started to wonder if maybe I was autistic. Not one [...]
A Neurodivergent Girl in a Neurotypical (Work) World
Alternate title: I'm just a girl, standing in front of her work, asking you to be more [...]
Becoming autistic
Note: "Becoming" in the title here does not refer to the fact that I suddenly "became" autistic [...]
Life Lessons Learned
Waiting: Living in the Pause
I have a confession: I actually like waiting. Not all waiting, this is true. For instance, I [...]
A Week of Not Reading
Last fall, I started a new (interim) job. Although I would be working with a creative team, [...]
The Power of Being Alone
The other day, I listened to Brené Brown talk about belonging on a podcast, and it has [...]