I was diagnosed with autism at 35 years old. Unlike many people who get diagnosed in their 30s, mine wasn’t sparked by my child getting diagnosed. I’d been sure that I was autistic for a long time, but I had to wait for the science […]
I grew up in a time before “twice exceptional” was a thing. That term only came into the educational lexicon around 1997, which was too late for me, given that I graduated high school in 1999. When I was young, nobody understood that a gifted […]
I absolutely hate getting my hair done. Melissa, if you’re reading this, it’s nothing about you – you’re fantastic and I love you, we’ve talked about this! It’s just that the whole experience is such a sensory overload that I can’t stand it. It wasn’t […]
