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.

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Recent posts by Kristen

Neurodiversity and Pride

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Pride is not just a month to celebrate our queer community, but also to advocate and support them. Why is this important to me? Not only do I identify as queer, but there is a significant overlap in neurodivergence and queerness. Autism and sexual orientation In [...]

Books about autism

We all know I'm a big reader by now, so it's no surprise that the moment I thought I might be autistic, I turned to books for the answer. And I found plenty of answers. Though I feel like I've barely cracked the surface in reading about autism — especially [...]

Finding a neurodivergent-friendly hair stylist

As someone who loves colorful hair, I spend a lot of time in hair salons. As a neurodivergent person, I've definitely had my fair share of negative experiences in salons, too. There are both things that salons and stylists can do to make their services more neurodivergent-friendly, as well as things [...]

Mental Health Musings

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What is AuDHD?

May 14th, 2025|Comments Off on What is AuDHD?

Maybe you've never heard the term "AuDHD," or perhaps you've heard it and have no idea what [...]

Life Lessons Learned

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Waiting: Living in the Pause

January 10th, 2023|Comments Off on Waiting: Living in the Pause

I have a confession: I actually like waiting. Not all waiting, this is true. For instance, I [...]

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A Week of Not Reading

February 5th, 2020|Comments Off on A Week of Not Reading

Last fall, I started a new (interim) job. Although I would be working with a creative team, [...]