A Journal Entry, Acceptance and Awareness, law enforcement

Understand The Story

TW/CW: mention of suicide*from solely my perspective*As I started my day today, I felt intense hunger pangs. Being autistic, I struggle with interception and as such my body was telling me that I needed to make nourishing my body a priority.My automatic response was looking at being lazy and having breakfast brought to me, however… Continue reading Understand The Story

Headline of the Memorial Day Parade in my hometown
Acceptance and Awareness, Dignity & Respect, Independence, Reflections

Reflections: Cherish The Memories

Recently, I experienced a challenging outing with my mother. In having that experience, I learned from her that we need to cherish the memories we can have while we are still able to have them before we can no longer experience them.

Family Farm Panorama
Acceptance and Awareness, Achievements, Independence, Reflections

Reflections: Grateful for Independence

In continuing this week’s blog of Independence-Dependence, I had several examples of why it is important to be thankful for the ability to live independently and have a place to call home. After losing my first home, I now realize how close I was to losing the opportunity of ever being independent for a long time.

Achievements, Dignity & Respect, Education, Independence

Teens’ Autonomy – A decision I took to advantage at that age that bites me today!

Note: The featured photo is my 8th Grade School photo, taken a few months before the behavioral health symptoms took me down the path of my recovery journey, I saw this linked to an Autism Adovacy blog ant thought the need to reference my story on that road two decades ago. Before a recent law… Continue reading Teens’ Autonomy – A decision I took to advantage at that age that bites me today!

Acceptance and Awareness, Education

Symptoms of Autism, mixed with symptoms Bipolar and the whole working thing

Recently, I came across an article on the website The Mighty about behaviors at work while experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder. Myself having Bipolar for over 20 years, and now at this time accepting it more thought I should share my thoughts on thiis article as it relates to my recent weeks at work. As many… Continue reading Symptoms of Autism, mixed with symptoms Bipolar and the whole working thing