So yesterday I was approved for Social Security Disability benefits. Not because of physical illness. Strictly for my #mentalhealth This was the FIRST time I applied. No need for a lawyer. No nothing. Saying this was an incredibly pleasant surprise is an understatement. I didn’t tweet about this the minute I was approved bc I […]
There is so much work to be done when it comes to ending the stigma. One of the reasons for this is that some people are very resistant to any kind of change regarding how we view mental health. While this may come across as generalizing, and maybe it is, there is indeed a huge […]
…My parents told me some familiar news toward the end of my amazing fourth grade year. That the landlord of the house was not selling the house, but kicking us out. Why? Because she doesn’t like kids. That was at least what I remember being told by my parents later. I wasn’t really devastated as […]
“So this has been on my mind a little bit lately. I keep seeing on the news about how Americans are moving further to the left and Trump supporters are decreasing. Good thing right? Absolutely. And I am happy about that. But does it change how people like me with autism get treated or more-so […]
As I hit play on my phone’s mp3 Google player to the first track of “Don’t Be Scared” the first thing I heard was a crunchy, slightly out-of-tune, dusty piano being played as the musical backing. The sound quality was god-awful. I thought for a second it had to do with poor mastering but ignored […]
Just having that boost of confidence from talking to one caring person on the My Disability Matters site made it much easier for me to get myself over to the Behavioral Health office and use this new appointment as the opportunity to self advocate for myself to get officially diagnosed with Bipolar. When I met […]
On the first day I started off my new Twitter account, the app suggested I customize my profile by following 60 or more famous people that fall under three categories that interest me. Thinking this will grow my web traffic I followed around 100 people right away which were automatically picked by Twitter when I […]
