It took almost 50 years for me to access the information I needed to understand that life as an unsupported, undiagnosed, 2E, PDA Autistic IS as hard as mine has proven it to be, that it wasn't just all in my head, or some kind of indelible character flaw. This video is my “Gifted Child to Actually Autistic Adult’ pipeline. If any of this sounds familiar, know that you are not alone. There are thousands of us out here, ready to embrace and support you.

So… a LONG time ago – there was this thing going around on FB where friends were asking each other to put together a list of 25 things that most people likely didn’t know about them…

The first time I came across an Autistic person who ‘looked’ like me, I broke down and sobbed. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such relief, such disbelief, such grief, such awe, such affirmation, such hope, and such a sense of belonging all at the same time - before or since. It was like everything in my life suddenly made a kind of sense that no amount of effort, self-reflection, therapy, self-deprecation, or striving ever had, or could ever have afforded me.