First, Forgive Yourself

I never knew, that figuring out who I am is not the difficult part, although in my opinion it’s really quite difficult. Honestly, I’m not sure if I’ll ever really know who I am. In spite of knowing this, it is still not the really difficult thing I have to do. No, it’s more like it’s just being myself that …

Talking About My Autism

It’s not easy to figure out where we are going, at least not always. Sometimes it feels like we are in the back without any effect on our path. Before I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, I tried never to really talk about myself. I had this perfectly crafted version of myself – complete with both specifically chosen flaws …

The Space Left Behind

We always say that we’ve all experienced loss, even when we haven’t. We say our condolences and express how sorry we are when someone we know has lost a loved one. But what is grief really? I have lost people before, both friends and family. Most were when I was a lot younger though and I remember how confused I …