I’m so happy I found you! And you’re in GA! At the age of 2, my grandson was diagnosed with ASD. I couldn’t understand it. At the time, my limited knowledge of autism consisted of Rain Man and Temple Grandin. My grandson’s diagnosis three years ago changed my life as I began researching autism. I probably need to write an entire essay about this. I too am drawn to what I’ve always referred to as “the odd ducks” because that’s what I am. I’ve never felt like I fit in because I’m just “too much”. I decided to take several extensive online tests for autism and I’m very much on the spectrum. It explains so many of the struggles I’ve been through in life and why nature has always been my sanctuary. Here in midlife, I’m embracing my eccentricities (that’s what my Granny always called them, who was also neurodivergent). I’m creating a life my grandson can thrive in here on our little farm and in the swamp. A place where his imagination can run wild and his creativity always has an outlet. A place that loves him just as he is. A sanctuary from a world that is “too much”. Thank you for being here, I love your posts.
I'm so glad we found each other. I think I found you through someone else who has taken one of Janisse's classes. I'm thinking about her recent essay on the power of a book, but look at the community she has also created. 💚 Magic.
One of my dreams is an anthology of nature writing by neurodivergent writers. So many of us find solace in nature, there have got to be a lot of us who write about nature!!!! It's not just you, me, and Dara McAnulty. That's my ambitious someday dream, helping compile a book like that.
Now I’m adding Dara McAlnulty’s book to my reading list. I’m sure you’ve read Katherine May’s books. I found The Electricity of Every Living Thing life changing. I thought I was the only one who felt their way through the world like that & it made me realize my grandson is much the same way.
Yes, life changing is exactly the word I would use for that book! I've read a lot of memoirs by late-identified autistic women since 2021, and Katherine May's is probably the one I connected with the most.
Congratulations on your blog and your published essay! Your writing is amazing. What an incredible first post. I am not neurodivergent in a typical way, if there is such a thing. However, at age 71, I see a neurologist regularly for monitoring and brain scans. Cognition is declining, and sensitivities to sound and stimulation are great. Anxiety is high. Olfactory sense is mostly gone. Sometimes I have meltdowns. Thank you for sharing your talents and pespective.
I’m so happy I found you! And you’re in GA! At the age of 2, my grandson was diagnosed with ASD. I couldn’t understand it. At the time, my limited knowledge of autism consisted of Rain Man and Temple Grandin. My grandson’s diagnosis three years ago changed my life as I began researching autism. I probably need to write an entire essay about this. I too am drawn to what I’ve always referred to as “the odd ducks” because that’s what I am. I’ve never felt like I fit in because I’m just “too much”. I decided to take several extensive online tests for autism and I’m very much on the spectrum. It explains so many of the struggles I’ve been through in life and why nature has always been my sanctuary. Here in midlife, I’m embracing my eccentricities (that’s what my Granny always called them, who was also neurodivergent). I’m creating a life my grandson can thrive in here on our little farm and in the swamp. A place where his imagination can run wild and his creativity always has an outlet. A place that loves him just as he is. A sanctuary from a world that is “too much”. Thank you for being here, I love your posts.
I'm so glad we found each other. I think I found you through someone else who has taken one of Janisse's classes. I'm thinking about her recent essay on the power of a book, but look at the community she has also created. 💚 Magic.
One of my dreams is an anthology of nature writing by neurodivergent writers. So many of us find solace in nature, there have got to be a lot of us who write about nature!!!! It's not just you, me, and Dara McAnulty. That's my ambitious someday dream, helping compile a book like that.
Now I’m adding Dara McAlnulty’s book to my reading list. I’m sure you’ve read Katherine May’s books. I found The Electricity of Every Living Thing life changing. I thought I was the only one who felt their way through the world like that & it made me realize my grandson is much the same way.
Yes, life changing is exactly the word I would use for that book! I've read a lot of memoirs by late-identified autistic women since 2021, and Katherine May's is probably the one I connected with the most.
Congratulations on your blog and your published essay! Your writing is amazing. What an incredible first post. I am not neurodivergent in a typical way, if there is such a thing. However, at age 71, I see a neurologist regularly for monitoring and brain scans. Cognition is declining, and sensitivities to sound and stimulation are great. Anxiety is high. Olfactory sense is mostly gone. Sometimes I have meltdowns. Thank you for sharing your talents and pespective.