Being a Good Friend When Talking About Suicide #NoDejahVu
2020-09-12
Discussing suicide attempts and responding in crisis is always hard. Talking about it will help prepare people for these hard conversations.
What Is Authenticity and How Does It Change With Age?
2020-07-06
Figuring out how to be yourself, is this something you do once in youth or is it something you must continually reevaluate? How does identity change over time?
Newly Diagnosed ASD Shame: I’m Not Really Autistic, Right?
2020-05-12
I am ashamed of my recent adult autism diagnosis. Either I am a fraud or autism is too inclusive. But I long for greater authenticity.
Recently Diagnosed as Autistic and Realizing My Own Prejudice
2020-05-05
The degree of my social awareness makes me feel “too good” to be autistic. I now recognize this as a prejudice against the neurodivergent, a prejudice that unconsciously imposes shame on myself, but which I am making an effort to change.