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Essays

A collection of writing on a wide range of topics across all aspects of Neurodivergent life.
I’ve come a long way, done a lot of therapy and healed a lot of my damage. I’ve taken internal notes on the process, and nothing gives my life more meaning than sharing what I’ve learned with other people who need to hear it. These essays are my attempt to catalog and capture my thoughts in a single place on a wide range of topics under the Neurodiversity umbrella.
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Essays
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How To Talk About Autism Respectfully
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12/19/2021, 3:23 PM
How To Talk About Autism Respectfully
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Creating an Autistic-Friendly Workplace
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3/23/2022, 1:59 PM
Creating an Autistic-Friendly Workplace
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On Emotional Processing
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11/11/2021, 9:42 AM
On Emotional Processing
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Neurodiversity and Trauma
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11/13/2021, 11:23 AM
Neurodiversity and Trauma
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Unmasking
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11/26/2021, 10:12 AM
Unmasking
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On Disclosing Autism
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4/23/2022, 12:23 PM
On Disclosing Autism
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Humanizing the DSM's Definition of Autism
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4/26/2022, 8:40 AM
Humanizing the DSM’s Definition of Autism
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Managing Disabled Reports: A Q&A
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5/3/2022, 10:22 AM
Managing Disabled Reports
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So Someone Told You You Might Be Autistic, Huh?
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7/13/2022, 9:26 AM
So Someone Said You Might Be Autistic
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Please Stop Apologizing for Begging for your Life
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7/15/2022, 7:45 AM
Please Stop Apologizing for Begging for your Life
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Neurodiversity and the Occult
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11/25/2021, 2:26 PM
Neurodiversity and the Occult
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Unnamed Constellations: Neurotypes, Traits and the Future of Neurodiversity
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11/30/2021, 4:31 PM
Unnamed Constellations: Neurotypes, Traits and the Future of Neurodiversity
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Data, Information and Meaning
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12/2/2021, 9:27 AM
Data, Information and Meaning
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On Masking
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11/11/2021, 9:42 AM
On Masking
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On Burnout
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11/11/2021, 9:42 AM
On Burnout
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On Shame
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11/11/2021, 9:43 AM
On Shame
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On Trauma
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11/11/2021, 10:40 AM
On Trauma
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On Bullying
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11/11/2021, 10:06 PM
On Bullying
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On Autistic Cognition
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11/15/2021, 11:58 AM
On Autistic Cognition
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On Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
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11/24/2021, 9:57 AM
On Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
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What Is Neurodiversity?
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11/11/2021, 1:57 PM
What Is Neurodiversity?
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Two Decades with Bipolar Mania and Psychosis
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11/25/2021, 1:14 PM
Two Decades with Bipolar Mania and Psychosis
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Because There's More Than Just Motivation
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12/5/2021, 10:33 AM
Because There's More Than Just Motivation
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Neurodivergence as Queerness
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12/8/2021, 10:36 AM
Neurodivergence As Queerness
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The Undiagnosed Autistic Somali Experience
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3/10/2022, 12:45 PM
The Undiagnosed Autistic Somali Experience
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Blackness when Viewed Upside Down
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3/10/2022, 12:53 PM
Blackness when Viewed Upside Down
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On Autistic Self-Diagnosis
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3/11/2022, 10:57 AM
On Autistic Self-Diagnosis
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Neurodiversity and Secondary Disabilities
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3/23/2022, 12:25 PM
Neurodiversity and Secondary Disabilities
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Making Difficult Conversations More Accessible - Autism Edition
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4/23/2022, 12:22 PM
Making Difficult Conversations More Accessible - Autism Edition
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Monster in the Mirror: Living with Narcissism
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9/13/2022, 5:06 AM
Monster in the Mirror: Living with Narcissism
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