Tag: Neurodiversity
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One Thing I Noticed About Belonging
For a long time, I thought belonging meant fitting in. The two seemed interchangeable. If I could just figure out how to blend in a little better, communicate a little better, or be a little less awkward, then maybe I would finally feel comfortable wherever I went. So I tried it everywhere: in school, at…
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I Used to Think I Was Broken, Then I Found Out I’m Autistic
Throughout my life, I wondered why I struggled with things that seemed so easy for everyone else. Why socializing left me drained, why I rehearsed conversations in my head while others just… spoke, or why I always felt like I had to perform. After years of questioning and researching, I stumbled across “autism spectrum disorder.”…
