Autism, Disability, Grief, Mental Health

In Defense of Storming Off

Picture this: You're 5 years old and have your first major temper tantrum. Your parent (or other authority figure) tells you to go to your room and think about what you did. It happens again and again every time you have a tantrum. This goes on till you hit your teen years, suddenly you get… Continue reading In Defense of Storming Off

Grief, Mental Health

Understanding the Triggers of Grief

Grief has taught me something new about triggers, mainly that, it isn’t possible in life to avoid all your triggers (Don’t get me wrong, I am still very-pro trigger warnings for common triggers such as self-harm, death, suicide etc. and, for that matter, this post probably needs a trigger warning for raw grief related discussion)… Continue reading Understanding the Triggers of Grief

Grief, Mental Health

Grief Turns You Into A Selfish Monster

What? That seems harsh, but it's just using my personal experience. I feel like personally, I've started paying more attention to the "little" things in life.  Most of those aren't so little, but before my dad and grandma died, they seemed commonplace. As an example,  things like Father's Day, Daddy-Daughter Dances, "Happy Birthday Grandma/Dad" cards… Continue reading Grief Turns You Into A Selfish Monster