We humans like to be active, to play, to learn, to explore, to engage. Many people manage to spend most of their lives in a happy middle-ground and never experience much of the extremes. But as our society demands more and more from us while dismissing some of us entirely, many of us are still stuck at either extreme.
For years I have struggled to express my thoughts eloquently in writing, despite considering myself a writer and lover of the written word. Sometimes it’s… Read More »Why Voice Notes might be life-changing
I thought I knew myself and my special interests pretty well. Sure, I spent most of my life unaware of them until after my diagnosis… Read More »It’s fun to be wrong
I wonder sometimes, what communication must be like for Neurotypical people. Today I’m particularly curious about the way they feel about subtext in conversations. Does… Read More »Don’t See Me, Hear Me
Last week I was interviewed by my friend Sam at All Neurotypes Office. We talked about executive functioning, the roles labels play, what disabled productivity… Read More »Interview with All Neurotypes Office
This is by far one of the most important lessons I’ve learned since becoming involved in disability spaces. And I will repeat it as many… Read More »It’s not Laziness and It’s Not You
Recently I came across two YouTube videos on where Motivation comes from. The general takeaway is not surprising, and it’s advice I’ve heard before in… Read More »The Motivation Cycle
I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection of disability and labor. Sometimes it’s from a lens of “productivity” where the goal is… Read More »Dear Co-Workers, Work Less
Normalized neurodivergence is invisible neurodivergence. That can look like acceptance, or it can look like denial. Often, it looks like both. I didn’t discover I… Read More »In Plain Sight: Invisible Neurodivergence
April is Autism Acceptance Month. I don’t believe understanding is a prerequisite for acceptance, but it helps, and the best way to understand what it’s… Read More »Understanding Autistic “Rigidity”