neurodivergence
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The Lingering Effects of Autistic Burnout: Is Recovery Possible?
I was watching the video above earlier this week and it got me reflecting on my own experience with autistic burnout. I first became familiar with the idea of autistic burnout several years ago when I was confirming my own… Continue reading
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Learning to Accept that I’m Disabled
It was 2020 when I was diagnosed with ADHD, something I had suspected I had since high school. I was 28 years old. And at that time, I was only beginning to suspect that I was also autistic. Fast forward… Continue reading
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On Being Autistic in an Office Setting
This is a topic I think about a lot. It’s one I discuss with my therapist to some extent nearly every time I see her. And yet, just a short handful of years ago, I had never even considered that… Continue reading
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How Diagnosis Can Make A Difference
Where It Started Taking a break from talking about writing this week to talk about something I’ve been pondering a lot lately. Social anxiety is something that has been with me my entire life. I don’t remember a time when… Continue reading
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The Home Stretch
For the first time in years, I’m approaching the end of a novel with an ending that’s fully planned out. Only a handful of chapters to go, so it’s barely even a question of maintaining momentum at this point. And… Continue reading
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