Jess

“They always say that transitions happen with big events. Like a wedding, your birthday, or your graduation. But maybe it’s really in the smaller moments, like when you look at yourself in the mirror and realize how far you’ve come or how far you still have to go.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts

“We are all neurodiverse – society is neurodiverse, the entire human population is neurodiverse. When we use neurodiverse when we mean neurodivergent, we’re actually implying that neurotypical people are not a part of neurodiversity.”
― Sonny Jane Wise, We're All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

“I want to make this very clear: being neurodivergent doesn’t mean we can’t be disabled – it just means we are not broken because of it.”
― Sonny Jane Wise, We're All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

“Functioning labels and Asperger’s syndrome both need to be erased entirely from diagnostic criteria and our vocabulary if we want any chance of a more equal future. They only serve to segregate, label and ultimately harm us.”
― Chloé Hayden, Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After