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Tag Archives: pain
Resistance
Sometimes I barely keep breathing winded gutted witnessing the pain and trauma of friends neighbours fellow humans Sometimes the next breath seems impossible sucked away by horror intensity hopelessness And yet… it comes the next breath in and out The … Continue reading
Posted in Collective Responsibility, poetry, prejudice, privilege, Rail Against Stigma
Tagged pain, Resistance, Solidarity, Witnessing
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I am intermittence…
I feel the coming and going of my capacities and resources. I am intermittence. I would like to be more at ease with this and trust to the natural process and rhythm of the tidal bits of me. I want … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, ADD/ADHD, Disability, Disclosure, executive function, neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, poem, poetry, privilege
Tagged ADD, ADHD, attention, Beautiful Neurodivergence, focus, I am not broken, inconsistency, Intermittence, internalized ableism, pain, passing privilege, Where the Wild Things Are
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Let the tears come: dealing with grief and letting go
Today I am thinking about another Mom of a child with autism who is facing some very difficult challenges: gut-wrenching, soul-tearing, strength-testing, heart-breaking decisions that will likely make life better for her beautiful son, and her family, and herself. I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Grief, Tears
Tagged anger, Autism, city mouse, City Mouse's Mom, control, double standard, extreme self-control, Giving up control, grief, letting go, pain, paradox, parents, processing, stressed, tears, unattainable, unexpected
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Thirty Days of Autism 