Status Updates From Autism in Heels: The Untold...

“Trying to hide in plain sight is frustrating, disorienting, isolating, an exhausting game of only possible short term gains in exchange for very certain long term exclusion. When we agree to play, we do not only hide and cast out our own experiences, we willingly participate in the invalidation of ourselves. And when you have invalidated yourself, there is no limit to what you’ll allow others to do.”

“- Jennifer, why does it matter to you the diagnosis?
- Because it would mean that I’m not a total failure at being human.”

That hit hard!

Did not finish. It had some good points, but I found it a bit of a slog to read and not entirely helpful.