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My Uniquely Unoriginal Life
Finding radical self-acceptance and managing life as a late, late diagnosed AUDHD woman
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Aug 8
“Rational” is Relative
When rationalizing is just gaslighting in disguise
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Jul 31
I’m Begging You to Disregard This Common Advice
Is the advice neurodiversity-affirming and trauma…
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Jul 26
Stop Filling My Silence with Your Assumptions
Please hold while my autistic brain processes at…
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Jul 25
I Wasn’t Rebelling; I Was Regulating
Self-acceptance and the “forbidden act” of dancing like no one’s…
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Jul 18
Frozen in Motion
“Functional freeze” doesn’t mean you *literally* aren’t moving.
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Jul 11
Pattern Recognition is Inherently Traumatic
The trauma of “I told you so”
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Jul 10
AuDHD & Routines: Relationship Status — It’s Complicated
Why is it so hard to start a routine when my…
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Jul 9
My Top 5 Accommodations for Light Sensitivity
Things I do to reduce visual overstimulation and…
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Jul 4
My Personality Doesn’t Fluctuate; My Nervous System Does
Reframing introvert, extrovert, and ambivert…
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Jul 2
“You shouldn’t drink poison just because you’re thirsty”
… But what if you don’t know what’s poison?
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