For a while, I was known online for the vulnerable and highly specific things I would share; however, as the account grew, I felt less...

It’s taken me some time to get here. I’m going to keep this brief; my only goals are to be clear about where I stand and provide a few...

Sometimes extenuating circumstances lead us to approach things differently. I've spent a lot of time being angry about things from my...

TW: Discussions of (romanticized) alcohol use My maternal grandfather passed away on Christmas Day from an alcohol-related aneurysm when...

Updated March 13, 2024 Sometimes our best intentions are a real miss - and this was one of them. I'm proud of this book and what I...

In case you needed this reminder today: You’re not anxious; you’re triggered. You’re not self-absorbed; you’re monotropic. You don’t lack...

This may be part of why I’ve avoided the movie even though I know, rationally, the message is completely different than the one I began...

[Content warning: (unglorified) body image, weight, disordered eating, sexualization] I posted a story on TikTok last night and asked if...

I talk a lot about authenticity and share some brutally honest stuff with a lot of strangers online, but I've been hiding in plain sight...

One of the things I've been reminded of as I've explored my inner-child's unmet needs, especially after knowing I'm autistic, is my love...

TRIGGER WARNING: PARENT LOSS AND GRIEF I walked away from a very secure 6-figure job in DC to come back to Ohio. It made no sense. I was...

I wish I would have known unmasking meant I’d have to tear open old wounds, erasing scars I never should have had, replacing with fresh...

Content warning: pet loss When I lost my cat Kingston of 16 years, I had just realized I'm autistic about a month before and was still a...

Do I have a pervasive drive for autonomy? Yes. But the truth is, that’s not enough. It needs to be rooted in passion. It’s not just that...

I've struggled with friendship my entire life. Once I found out I'm autistic, I thought that was the crux of the struggles, but I've...

I would be lying to say I don't battle with residual layers of internalized ableism. I don't think it would be reasonable to expect...

One of the more noticeably autistic things about me that still flew under the radar for forty years is my flat affect and monotone voice....

I’m so tired of this trope. And the thing is, this is bullshit on a micro to macro level; personal to systemic. We have systems that...