Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few months, chances are you have at least heard of the prominent movement #MeToo whose mission is to bring attention to and call out sexual assault and harassment. It’s no secret that sexual abuse is still huge problems in our society, and we still have a … More #MeToo and Mental Illness
Amidst the “To Siri With Love”-controversy which is still raging, today, I’d like to give my thoughts on another book which may actually be worth your time. I recently read – “Best Boy” by Eli Gottlieb, and this is my review of it. Published in 2015, the book tells the story of Todd Aaron, a … More Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb – A Book Review
If you have siblings, you probably know that younger siblings often tend to take after the older one(s). Let me provide an illustrating scenario: The older one is playing a video game, one they got for Christmas that had been on their wish list forever. Along comes a younger family member, sees how much fun … More Copycat
Sadly, there are many people in this world who just don’t seem to get it. People who throw around expressions like “I’ve washed my hands three times today, I’m so OCD”, or “I just can’t focus on doing homework ever, I totally have ADHD.” Those who think people with autism are all exactly like in … More How to deal with ignorant people
Hello everyone! I hope your holidays have been good so far. Me, I’ve just been relaxing at home and spent some time with my family, and it has been very nice. I figured, it’s the end of the year, which is when many take the time to reflect on themselves and where they are in … More End-of-Year Reflections
It’s that time of year again. Christmas is just around the corner, and I’m very excited to be going home to my family tomorrow. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays; it’s cozy, you get to eat all the delicious Christmas foods, and gather with your near and dear ones. However, Christmas is not always … More “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”
I moved out of my parents’ house when I left for university one and a half year ago, and the university I decided to go to is very far away from the city my parents and sister still live in. Me moving out has definitely changed many things in our family, and I think my … More The value of personal space
I read a quite interesting article today on Spectrum. In short, it was about a new study conducted in Sweden whose results showed that adults who have characteristics of autism are about three times more likely than neurotypicals to not identify with any of the standard categories of sexual orientation – heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual. … More Autism and LGBTQ
I just felt like I wanted to contribute my thoughts to the debate over Judith Newman’s controversial novel “To Siri With Love” which came out a while back and has since been making shock waves in the autism community. First of all, I have not read the book. I am only writing this from excerpts … More My impression of “To Siri With Love”
So in my last post I talked about my experience as a student and how my sister’s diagnosis in some ways influenced me and how I approach my work and studies. In this post I want to talk about Wendy, my sister, and her experience in the educational system. Of course, I can only speak … More My sister and school
The Well Sister 