Autism
#GoneViral: This is what auras look like from someone with projective synesthesia
I struggle a lot with how to describe synesthesia (specifically projection synesthesia). I have a lot of “versions” of it, and also experience “versions” of associative synesthesia (more on that in a sec). What I can say about synesthesia is that when I experience it, it is just “known.”
#UnmaskYourSelfie: 20 Lesser Known Autistic Traits
I’ve really struggled a lot with anger over such a late diagnosis (for both autism and synesthesia). I was angry for six months last year processing how much time and money I’ve spent in various therapists offices SHOUTING. AT. THE. TOP. OF. MY. LUNGS. “I am different, I am different, I am different. How am I different? Why am I different?”
#UnmaskYourSelfie: Autism and getting out of bed
Getting out of bed may be easy for you, but for those on the spectrum it can be one of the more difficult tasks we are faced with daily.
#Unmasking: Anyone else practice speaking in front of a mirror before they went out?
My first Reel series has reached 3.8 million people. I am so happy to now understand “why I am so different.” Apparently a lot of other people are too!! So that begs the question, “what does ‘being different’ really mean?
#OriginStory: 10 years ago I was placed on a 5150 and spent 48 hours under psychiatric evaluation
I didn’t need medicine, I needed to develop coping skills, and with that came the knowledge that things don’t bother me the same way (stressors or people) when I’m taking care of myself. What do I “want to do” or “where I will be in 10 years?” As you can see, I have absolutely
#RealDeal: I didn’t know struggling with eye contact was an autistic trait
My journey to my autism diagnosis has been as hilarious as the rest of my life. It started with a Human Lie Detector (who was a crock of cracker in a barrel), sidestepped to a diagnosis of Synesthesia, and while my psychologist agreed with my self diagnosis of Autism, she was not qualified (I discovered) to do a “full assessment.”