I used to despair that I was always a little (or a lot) different no matter how hard I tried to fit in. Figuring out I’m autistic explained why, but created a complicated relationship with that feeling of being broken.
Trying to make your own version of an autistic-friendly life is a bit like finding your way through the deep dark woods.
A recent trip to the dentist was both a harrowing experience and a moment of acceptance.
Labels and diagnoses have their use, but they also have some significant downsides. What if there were an alternative?
I tried for so long to be normal. And it drove me nuts and burned me out multiple times. It’s not only an unreachable goal, bit it turns out it’s not really the goal that I thought it was, after all.
Do you have conflicting thoughts about the idea that self-acceptance can actually work as a way to have better relationships?
Spectrum identification was absolutely, hands down, no holds barred, the best thing that has happened in my life.
Penny tries to help Bernadette go into labor, but Bernadette gets stuck and what happens next it’s so reminiscent of my life.
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