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Category: Autism

Officially an Author

It’s done. I published my first book. I didn’t think my first book would be a cookbook, but I’m pretty … More

author, autistic grandma, Book, cookbook, current projects, family, Intergenerational Cooking, Neurodivergent, recipes, writier's life, writing

Self-publishing in Secret

This year I created something special for my family, friends and connections-all in secret!

#RecentWriting, Book, Caregivers, cookbook, cooking, editing, family, family history, Food, food lube, Friends, Intergenerational Cooking, publishing, secret, writing

The Car that Ran on Prayers

I lost my friend, my literary agent, and my religion in a few weeks. I was at a loss as to where my book would land…

#RecentWriting, Autistic, Book, Creative Nonfiction, divorce, Education, Memoir, nonfiction writing, SNHU, The Car that Ran on Prayers, Travel, writing

Caring for Me

She was only 18 when she started-But our bond would grow tighter than I could imagine

#RedefiningAble, Autistic, Caregivers, Caregiving, disability, Disabled, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Friends, Harper, Healthcare, hEDS, Home Health, Home Health Care, job opening, Life After Disability, Timothy

My Path to Diagnosis

For Ehlers-Danlos Awareness month, we are prompted to share our paths to diagnosis for day fifteen. It was a dreary … More

Antibiotic, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic, cannabis, chronic pain, diagnosis, Disabilty, Drug Injury, Ehlers-Danlos Awareness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fluoroquinolone Toxicity, Levaquin, Levofloxacine, Medical Marijuana, MyEDSChallenge, Ronald George Slighte

Safe Spaces: My Garden

Gardens do not just create food for our bodies, but they also create nourishment for our souls.

#Covid, ASD, Autistic, Garden, interview, patio, Victory Garden

Interviewed by Friends

When I made the difficult decision to leave the Mormon church, I knew there would be a few ripples from … More

#GayMormon, #QueerSaint, Friends, interview, Mormon, online, podcast, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Continuing My Path

If you’ve followed my writing for a while, you may consider yourself used to my fits and starts. During this … More

#GayMormon, #QueerSaint, blog, follow-up, Friends, Gay, Gay Mormon, LDS, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, Literary Agent, Memoir, Mormon, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, nonfiction writing, Sister Maggie, Slightely Maggie, Slightely Mormon, Social Media, Strangers No More, The Car that Ran on Prayers, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, TikTok, website, Work in Progress, writing, writing process

Luered to TikTok for Advocacy

It was only days after my official autism diagnosis that I felt compelled to download and install an app I … More

#KeepTalkingMH, #MentalHealthAwareness, Activism, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, disability, Disabilty, Disabled, dissociative identity disorder, EDS, Education, Ehlers-Danlos Awareness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, hEDS, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Illness, mental injury, MyEDSChallenge, Neurodivergence, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, PTSD, publishing, Social Media, Spectrum Processing Disorder, TikTok, Video, videos, YouTube

Processing this Diagnosis

I’m just saying it should not have been a leap that took more than half of a century to make.

Why did it take a half of a century to make this leap? I daresay because I have a vagina.

ADHD, AFAB, ASD, Assigned Female at Birth, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Female, girl, Neurodivergence, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, nontypical, vagina

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