The question I just can’t answer I’ve always found it hard to talk about emotions. Not because I don’t feel any, but because I don’t seem to be able to define them in ways others can relate to. Take love as an example. If someone asked me how I loved…

This week, a prominent US politician publicly stated that a person with a learning disability should not hold the office of president – specifically citing the dyslexia of another politician who is widely regarded as a potential future presidential candidate. The remarks generated some controversy but, within a day or…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that they would begin updating drug labeling to discourage acetaminophen (paracetamol) use during pregnancy, citing concerns about potential links to autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The announcement was accompanied by a flurry of political statements, mostly portraying neurodivergence in a…

Plot twist: your brain might be built with different components (and that’s awesome) Picture this: You’re at a party, and while everyone else seems to have standard-issue social processors, your brain is running on a custom-built setup with high-performance pattern recognition chips and ultra-sensitive sensory detectors. Welcome to the world…

The moment everything made sense For most of my life, I lived with a persistent sense of friction – a feeling that I was navigating a world designed for someone else. I had built a successful corporate career spanning 25 years, lived in 8 countries across 4 continents, and achieved…

How my breakdown became the foundation for the most authentic period of my life. If you’re just joining us, you’ll want to read part 1: from slightly quirky kid to magnificent collapse first, where I shared the first four and a half decades of my journey with autism – from…

The first part of my five-decade autistic journey. Introduction: why I’m sharing this story Hello! I’m about to take you on what might be the most honest tour of a neurodivergent brain you’ll read this week. Maybe this month. Possibly this year! Before we dive in, let me explain why…

This is the final post in our four-part series on neurodiversity. You can read our introduction here, our exploration of research gaps and intersectionality here, and our examination of the neurodiversity advocacy movement here. Picture Sarah, a brilliant software engineer who hasn’t told her colleagues she’s autistic because she doesn’t…

This is the third post in our four-part series on neurodiversity. If you missed our introduction to key concepts and neurotypes, you can read it here. Our exploration of research gaps and intersectionality can be found here. For decades, the conversation around neurological differences was dominated by a single narrative:…

This is the second post in our four-part series on neurodiversity. If you missed our introduction to key concepts and neurotypes, you can read it here [add hyperlink]. In our first post, we explored what neurodiversity means and introduced you to the various neurotypes that make up this rich spectrum…