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“This Won’t Age Well”: 20 Years of Neurodivergent-Coded Women as Punchlines
Always one to be late to the game, I watched the original Mean Girls movie for the first time in 2018. At the time, I was still ashamed of my learning disability, believed I was inferior, and constantly questioned my intelligence and competence. Early 2000s high school movies often have a weird way of reminding…
Should You Tell Me What to Do? (A Practical Guide)
“You should probably write that down so you don’t forget it.” I was on the phone with the office of disability services at my university trying to arrange a meeting. My pen hovered above the paper, ready to write down the time the receptionist had told me. Upon hearing those words, I quickly dropped it.…
Beyond “Accommodations”: Creating a More Informed World
I was filling out paperwork for the disability office at my university today and found myself staring at one deceptively complicated question: “What accommodations do you need?” I allowed myself a moment to look back on my time in undergrad and re-visit the all-night study sessions, the professor who openly made fun of the concept…
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