https://lanie.work/tags/autism/ Recent content in Autism on Lanie: Faith, Tech, and Advocacy Hugo en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/grieving-the-version-of-me/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/grieving-the-version-of-me/ <blockquote> <p><strong>Sourcing Note:</strong> This article draws from my lived experience, current care situation, and a high school psychological/autism evaluation that documented the gap between my academic strengths and my adaptive support needs during the transition to adulthood.</p> </blockquote> <h2 id="the-grief-of-being-misread" class="relative group">The Grief of Being Misread <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#the-grief-of-being-misread" aria-label="Anchor">#</a></span></h2><p>There&rsquo;s a kind of grief that doesn&rsquo;t come from losing who you are. It comes from realizing that other people were never seeing all of who you were in the first place.</p>