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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How ADHD looks for me

When my son was younger, he was diagnosed with ADHD almost immediately by our primary care doctor. He had a hard time sitting still in her office, and his answers to the questions she asked were often all over the place. Shortly after that, we took him to see a [...]

Neurodivergent burnout

I am currently on an extended leave from my job due to neurodivergent burnout and trying to recover by doing research...on neurodivergent burnout. You can take the girl out of academia, I guess? What is neurodivergent burnout? The quick skinny is that autistic or neurodivergent burnout is a long-term condition [...]

Exciting new autism research

Last week, researchers at Princeton University published a groundbreaking research study about autism. There are a couple of things that make this such exciting news for anyone wanting to learn more about or better understand autism: They were able to group behaviors and traits of autism into four distinct subtypes [...]

Mental Health Musings

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Exciting new autism research

July 16th, 2025|Comments Off on Exciting new autism research

Last week, researchers at Princeton University published a groundbreaking research study about autism. There are a couple [...]

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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, [...]