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Sports: My Brain’s Version of a Pop-Up Add

Sports: My Brain’s Version of a Pop-Up Add

Some people love sports. They get season tickets, paint their faces, yell at the TV like it can hear them. Me? I can’t even watch sports. Live or on TV....

Sports: My Brain’s Version of a Pop-Up Add

Some people love sports. They get season tickets, paint their faces, yell at the TV like it can hear them. Me? I can’t even watch sports. Live or on TV....

Am I Disabled? Asking for… Me

Am I Disabled? Asking for… Me

I’ve been thinking lately about whether my  autism counts as a disability.And by “thinking,” I mean spiralling into a philosophical rabbit hole while cocooned under a weighted blanket and clutching...

Am I Disabled? Asking for… Me

I’ve been thinking lately about whether my  autism counts as a disability.And by “thinking,” I mean spiralling into a philosophical rabbit hole while cocooned under a weighted blanket and clutching...

Burnt Out, Inflamed, and Fabulous: My Pandemic Glow-Up (of Sorts)

Burnt Out, Inflamed, and Fabulous: My Pandemic ...

Remember March 2020? Ah, the nostalgia: sourdough starter kits, Tiger King, and the collective illusion that we'd all emerge from lockdown speaking another language fluently with rock-hard abs. Personally, I...

Burnt Out, Inflamed, and Fabulous: My Pandemic ...

Remember March 2020? Ah, the nostalgia: sourdough starter kits, Tiger King, and the collective illusion that we'd all emerge from lockdown speaking another language fluently with rock-hard abs. Personally, I...

Blessed Be the Buffer Buddy

Blessed Be the Buffer Buddy

You know that moment in public when a stranger approaches you, and you immediately start scanning the room for emergency exits? Or the way your soul briefly leaves your body...

Blessed Be the Buffer Buddy

You know that moment in public when a stranger approaches you, and you immediately start scanning the room for emergency exits? Or the way your soul briefly leaves your body...

Driving:  A High-Speed Sensory Dodgeball Game

Driving: A High-Speed Sensory Dodgeball Game

There are two types of people in this world: Those who drive with one hand on the wheel, music blaring, casually chatting on speakerphone like they’re hosting a podcast. Me...

Driving: A High-Speed Sensory Dodgeball Game

There are two types of people in this world: Those who drive with one hand on the wheel, music blaring, casually chatting on speakerphone like they’re hosting a podcast. Me...

Autism and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Overextended in Every Way

Autism and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; ...

Apparently, autism and hypermobile spectrum disorders often occur together.  I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), which basically means my collagen is the Dollarama version. My cousin used to call me...

Autism and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; ...

Apparently, autism and hypermobile spectrum disorders often occur together.  I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), which basically means my collagen is the Dollarama version. My cousin used to call me...