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…Nov 22, 20233Nov 22, 20233
VJVoicesinStory SaturdayThe “Happy Birthday!” Trap That can Make you SadWhat if I am not doing something “Happy” on the day I was born?16h ago16h ago
VJVoicesHow a Cicada Helped me Better Understand my AuDHD BrainI took a special interest in cicadas this year. But when my friend crocheted me a cicada with the wrong coloring, I couldn’t let it go.19h ago19h ago
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…Jun 143Jun 143
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.May 3May 3
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”…May 114May 114
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…Mar 29Mar 29
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…Mar 22Mar 22
VJVoices“You can go to Hell!” Emotional Dysregulation and its AftermathBen: “You can go to hell!”Jan 123Jan 123
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…Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023