My Only Hope
Photo from the 1977 Star Wars film Episode IV: A New Hope Autism is all over my feed right now. Yours too I bet. My community is divided...
May 42 min read
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Choose Kind
These images were shared with my mom's Pre-First class. Love that so many connections were made. My mom shares my story with her class...
Apr 122 min read
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An Autism Awareness Month Makeover
Here we go again. Light it up blue. Puzzle pieces everywhere. Autism is more than a month long celebration. It really is so much more. We...
Apr 52 min read
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Just A Pinch
(In Loving Memory of My Grandpa Apps Who Would Have Been One of My Greatest Advocates) Hello? Is anyone there? It’s me in here. My mind...
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Sweet Sixteen
Hi, it’s me again. Sixteen now. One year older. Still me in here. This one is bittersweet. Sweet sixteen is what this milestone birthday...
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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Shake It Off
Hi, it’s me in here. My mom is holding my letter board. I touch each letter while my body tries to fight me. Noise. So much noise in this...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Reflection
Reflection. I look at my reflection in the mirror and really feel like Mulan. She sings: “Who is that girl I see Staring straight back at...
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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