PinnedVJVoices“I’m Sorry That Happened to You.” Performing Comfort as an AutisticDecades ago, my boyfriend (who became my husband and then my ex-husband), was finishing up an accelerated Master’s degree and was extremely…·6 min read·Nov 22, 2023--3--3
VJVoicesinStory SaturdayThe Hidden Dangers of Writing Using AIThere are often times when I sit at my computer not appearing to be doing anything. Just staring. Maybe moving my lips or tapping with my…·4 min read·5 days ago--3--3
VJVoicesSocial Faux Pas and Their Fallout: AuDHD Interactions Gone AwryMy partner and I had just gone to sleep when he woke me up asking if I was OK. “I was asleep,” I mumbled. “You were moaning,” he said.·5 min read·May 3, 2024----
VJVoicesinWake. Write. Win.Voicing my Values for a ChangeWhen you hear a commercial, do you think to yourself “that person talking about wireless phone plans is making the world a better place”…4 min read·May 1, 2024--14--14
VJVoicesHow my Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Triggered an Autistic MeltdownIt’s always stressful in my household when people are about to come over for dinner. There’s much cleaning and grocery shopping and cooking…·4 min read·Mar 29, 2024----
VJVoicesAutistic Honesty and Allistic DistrustIt was games night, and we were playing the card game “Coup.” On my turn, I decided to take “foreign aid.” I reached into the pot of…·4 min read·Mar 22, 2024----
VJVoices“You can go to Hell!” Emotional Dysregulation and its AftermathBen: “You can go to hell!”·6 min read·Jan 12, 2024--3--3
VJVoicesWhy My Autistic Self Feels a Kinship with VampiresAs I was shrinking from the light in a town where there was a “Twilight” homecoming that weekend, it suddenly occurred to me, I’m like a…4 min read·Sep 20, 2023----
VJVoicesEmbrace the Neurodivergent “Oopsie”You know how they say if you want to make an impression, do something memorable? Stand out? Distinguish yourself from everyone else? Many…3 min read·Sep 11, 2023--2--2