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Feb 153 minThis is not normal...By Anna Those words changed my life. My first college exam left me in tears. I knew the information, but the sounds around me crescendoed...
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Mar 10, 20232 minBlog: Why Diagnosis and label(s) were a lifesaver for meBy Adult Diagnosis Stories I am on Instagram frequently. I found a community there. Our common denominator is we are either diagnosed...
Mar 1, 20233 minBlog: Flourishing Amidst Adversityby Courtney Arellano I am a highly sensitive person, a mother to three children (ages 6, 4, and 1), and married to my soulmate. I also...
Feb 7, 20233 minBlog: AcceptanceBy Adult Diagnosis Stories As a child I was drawn to cartoons about mutants and superheroes. I wished that the real world was filled with...