Jess

“as she looked into her past, she noticed that the road she had traveled was no simple straight line. her journey toward fully loving herself and the world was full of forward and backward movement, twists, turns, detours, and even some pauses. at times, she doubted her progress, her potential, and even her power to change. but today, with the wisdom of experience at hand, she knows she could not have gotten to where she is without every movement she has ever made. (experience)”
― Yung Pueblo, Inward

“It’s the same for neurodivergent; it’s an umbrella term for anyone who diverges from dominant societal norms; it doesn’t specifically say what our experiences or differences are other than the fact that we simply do diverge. It’s an umbrella term for all the ways we may diverge from the way we think, feel, learn, communicate, behave and function.”
― Sonny Jane Wise, We're All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

“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

“Neurodiverse and neurodivergent are not interchangeable terms that mean the same thing.”
― Sonny Jane Wise, We're All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity