Learning to Unfold at My Own Pace
Finding balance, challenging societal pressures, and defining independence on your own terms.
Where the World Doesn’t Reach
Chronic illness doesn’t just reshape our bodies. It reshapes our timelines, our relationships, our sense of self. It can rob us of the rituals that mark adulthood.
The Path Beyond the Map: Redefining Independence as an Autistic Person
From leaving high school a year behind to finding her dream degree – Grace talks about finding her own way forward.
Learning to Drive with a Disability
From Mario Kart to navigating the NDIS, Delphi reflects on the challenges and wins of learning to drive with a disability.
Fibromyalgia, 0 Out of 5 Stars, Do Not Recommend
Recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, ADHD and Autism, Charlotte talks about the “so-called” experts who dismissed her and a monumental shift in her perspective on life.
Survival: A Kind of Artistry
Ayden writes about their experience as an autistic, queer filmmaker, born into a migrant family.
But You Don’t Look Disabled!
Tried and trusted methods for getting around difficult conversations with often well-meaning but over-inquisitive bystanders.
Doing Adulthood while Navigating the Healthcare System with a Disability
A powerful poem about navigating the healthcare system and stepping into adulthood.
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup
Anna Zhang, a young disabled person, survivor of domestic violence, and a self-confessed former people-pleaser, talks about the importance of inner work and boundaries.
Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Adulthood
From questioning timelines to embracing community and self-advocacy, Chloe reminds us that there’s no one way to do adulthood.