Essays · Commentary · Opinion
Longer pieces where I think aloud about neurodiversity, parenting, culture, care, and the systems around us.
The collection
Social commentary · Personal experience
A Grade 1 transition, a frightening misunderstanding about school safety, and the questions that helped turn panic into a clear plan for accommodation and support.
Social commentary · Personal experience
A nervous laugh, a federal renaming order, and the strange moment Doug Ford sounded like the reasonable adult in the room.
Social commentary · Personal experience
My love letter to Harry Potter—and a plea to J K Rowling.
Social commentary · Personal experience
A personal reflection on childhood humiliation, the shame it can leave behind, and the gentler kind of parenting sensitive children deserve.
Social commentary · Personal experience
A personal account of decades of dismissed pain, the evidence behind medical gaslighting, and practical ways women can question, document, and seek second opinions.
Social commentary · Personal opinion
On Autism, Denial, and the Violence We Call Discipline.
A reflection on neurodiversity, denial, punishment, bodily autonomy, and the questions we should be asking about what children need.