Not Quite a Bad Day

We all know those bad days that come out of nowhere and catch you unaware. Those days are common enough, but mainly we just tend to remember them very well. Good days are somehow less memorable, even though I wish it was the other way around. Don’t we all? There are some days I dislike more than the bad days …

Surviving Our Expectations

What is life really like on the spectrum? Sometimes I think the key to a happy life, when we’ve been diagnosed with something like autism spectrum disorder, is more about how we manage our expectations than anything else. When I was a child I remember sitting in the back of a car with a classmate, we were about 8 I …

How Not To Be Seen

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 …