Yesterday, my mom took a photo of me with one of our newly adopted puppies. We got them following the loss of my first family dog, which had left me heartbroken. From the minute we brought these two home, though, I was instantly in love. They lifted me out of my grief and into a…
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Guitar
I started playing guitar when I was nine years old and became totally infatuated. Something about the feeling of the steel strings underneath my fingers, each note resonating through the hollow wood body and into my ears. When I’m playing guitar, I feel a type of inner and outer harmony. Every sensory worry and distress…
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Dad
My dad is on the spectrum. He’s in his mid-60’s now but was only recently diagnosed. During the times he grew up in, the understanding of ASD was very minimal. The mentality was that autism only applied to severe cases, such as those with debilitating physical difficulties or those who were nonverbal. His parents had…
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