The Procrastination Monster, a poem by Elliott Knight I have a monster friend Their name's Procrastination They like to taunt and torment me and waste my imagination I want to read, and write, and draw and do oh so many things but Procrastination's there to stop me; always waiting in the wings … Continue reading The Procrastination Monster
Tag: autism
Being Labeled “High Functioning” Kept Me Isolated and Hindered My Personal Growth
cw: ableism, functioning labels, attempted suicide When I was 12 years old, I was diagnosed with "high-functioning Asperger's Syndrome". I didn't know it then, but this essentially translated to "you're basically normal, so you're going to get none of the help you actually need, as well as have your struggles hand-waved." While I did… Continue reading Being Labeled “High Functioning” Kept Me Isolated and Hindered My Personal Growth
On Becoming More Nonverbal
Wow, another post so close to the last one. Way to go, me! 😀 Anyway, today's post is going to be about something that I've been going through lately. And that is that I've been finding myself becoming more and more nonverbal. Communicating with my mouth parts is becoming increasingly difficult, and the disconnect between… Continue reading On Becoming More Nonverbal