My whole life I struggled to hide in plain sight, but since my diagnosis I have struggled to be seen. It’s odd to experience how trying to hide can make you stand out and how trying to be seen can make you ignored. At least, that is how it has felt to me. About two weeks ago I started something …
Gratitude
As the days pass, I am truly trying to practice gratitude every day. I never realised how fearful I really am, and honestly, I always thought I was a coward. I know I am afraid of so many things, many of which most of the neurotypicals I know can’t even imagine being afraid of. It was a surprise to realise …
On Reading and Dyslexia
Back in school, I never knew I had dyslexia. I was not tested until I failed my bachelor thesis and my professor (who, funny enough, was himself a foreigner) told me I wrote so poorly, it was almost impossible to read and it was difficult to imagine I was not a foreigner myself. Now, the thing is, my father was …