Let’s get this part out of the way: My therapist has sent me two Autism evaluations. And I keep telling her—I’m autistic. Like, this isn’t news to me. It’s not a surprise. But apparently, getting the paper trail matters. For a long time, I minimized it. I masked it. I overcompensated. I played the part […]
Here’s a truth I didn’t think I’d ever type publicly: I’m working through childhood trauma while trying to be a better mom. And yes, it’s as exhausting as it sounds. Being a mom is already a full-time, soul-deep commitment. But being a mom to a child with special needs—specifically, a daughter with Pitt Hopkins Syndrome—adds […]
There have only been a handful of times I’ve sat across the wire-rimmed glasses of a psychology major who knows much more about the atrocities of my life than I. One, when I was 7 or eight, having recently found myself still alive after a near-fatal swimming accident. Two, when I was newly married and […]