The autistic trait I resonated with the least before better understanding its dimensions was monotropism. Sure, I've always had deep interests often labeled as "obsessive," and inertia has always impaired my ability to switch from task to task to some degree. Because I never do just one thing at a time, though, I assumed my ADHD's "distractibility" trait just overrode my monotropism. At the same time though, I never really identified with "multitasking" because I thought it i

I have a lot of student loan debt. In my process of decision-making about how much to pay off, when, and what the consequences of all of my options might be, I noticed a familiar grief, a flavor I hadn't felt since the first time I got serious about committing to eating disorder recovery. I realized that in both scenarios, Present Me was paying the price for decisions that were adaptive to Past Me, for the benefit of Future Me. Past Me didn't accumulate debt or engage with an

When neurodivergent people in eating disorder recovery talk about exercise, the narrative that we are more susceptible to becoming addicted to it than neurotypical peers might be. "Be careful," we're warned, because adrenaline, endorphins, vestibular input, dopamine, and emotion regulation are all things that movement provides, and becoming dependent on it to self-medicate might mean overdoing it. If you're sensing a tone of cynicism here, you're onto me. To be fair, this exp

Let's not beat around the bush: therapy is expensive. Insurance is expensive. Not everyone can access it, and we need change at a systemic level. Availability and waitlists also make it tricky to find a provider who meets your needs rather than just settling for anything. And I'm a big believer that sometimes no therapy is better than "bad therapy" or therapy that isn't a fit. So when I bring up coaching to folks, I'm reasonably met with the response "You want me to add anoth