I’m in an uncomfortable state of shifting thoughts and feelings lately. I’ve written in the past 6 months about learning to live better with an increased understanding of my needs. But writing about it is easier than the doing of it. It is one thing to process these things as thoughts, and another entirely to live it. Continue reading
Category: Neurodiversity
The lure of indistinguishability
All my life I have wanted to blend in. I have wanted to be understood, to feel safe, to be able to tolerate a bit of vulnerability without needing to retreat for days to recover, and to be accepted for who I am. I have tried so hard to look the part, talk the talk, be one of the gang. It’s possible people do actually perceive that I have achieved that, but in my mind I have not. I have always still felt on the outside and uncomfortable, no matter what I have done to fit in. Continue reading
But she had wings
There is something about growing, changing, identifying parts of yourself that you had not recognised, that is deeply unsettlingly liberating. I have been struggling to put words to it. Then today, this beautiful butterfly sat in my path. Continue reading
All of us
A while back I wrote an article about my experience when The Mighty approached me requesting to republish one of my blog posts, and it has experienced a surge in views recently as the social media reaction to The Mighty amongst disabled advocates and activists has played out.
Neurodiversity vs “The Mighty”
On the 28th of April 2015 I published an article called “the basics of neurodiversity”. (It was on my old blog, but you can see it on my new website by clicking here. It will open in a new window.) Somehow, an editor at ‘The Mighty’ stumbled across the article and liked it enough to get in touch on 8 June and request permission to republish it. {In case you don’t know about The Mighty I’ve included a link >> here << so you can see their website via donotlink.} Continue reading
Supporting neurodivergent children with self care
Earlier this year MissG and I were to participate in the annual Autism Positivity Flashblog. The topic was Acceptance Love and Self-Care. I hoped to ask MissG some questions about how she looks after herself and submit her answers, but as you will see the discussion didn’t go as I thought it would. Continue reading