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Dear Friends, I am glad to share that we finally have “Nonspeaking, Very Verbal” shirts to sell! We decided to try Bonfire. It is our first Bonfire campaign, so please let us know how we can improve if needed. I am so excited to get one myself! I look forward to seeing folks wearing theirs.Continue reading “Announcing Nonspeaking, Very Verbal Shirts”

Dear Friends, I am finally feeling stable these days. I still have flare-ups of dysregulation, but it is manageable. I actually feel so optimistic! It is a good way to feel after weeks of turmoil. I have some exciting projects and goals. I am so feeling motivated and energized by them. I think you willContinue reading “All so ready for this year”

Dear Friends, I am feeling more like myself these days. There is still a lot of energy to wrangle, but I am coping. I want to ask if there are any women spellers who would be interested and able to contribute a piece to Leo in Bloom magazine for our February issue. Our theme isContinue reading “Calling women speller writers!”

Dear Friends,I am so grateful to have a wonderful community. You are all so kind and I feel your friendship. In the interest of keeping this an oasis of kindness online, I am establishing some boundaries (this is mainly for Facebook and Instagram): Thank you for respecting these guidelines! I am only responding to aContinue reading “CODE OF CONDUCT”

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Wow, I am excited to meet 2024. I hope it is a kind one. One big goal I have is to become a hired public speaker. I know, a bit counterintuitive for a nonspeaker! But great public speakers who are nonspeaking are already out there. They are making things happen.Continue reading “One goal”

Dear Friends, A year closing, another emerging. It has been a tumultuous ending to this year. But I am able to appreciate where I am. It has been a full year! I am so proud of another year of growth and advocacy. And a year of visiting family, to the west and east, with allContinue reading “New Year’s Message”

Dear Friends, Well, I have been having a tough couple of weeks. It has sucked! it is so frustrating that this disability is so unpredictable in its extreme swings. I don’t know why I am struggling, or what I can do to feel better. I am not seeking advice, because I have tried pretty muchContinue reading “In the Holiday Spirit”

Dear Friends, I am having a miserable time with compulsions. I am so exhausted. This is the most compulsive I have felt in a long time. Super loud stimming and echolalia. Always rushing to do the next thing. Demanding breakfast at one in the morning. Grabbing my sister’s arm to take her phone. Shouting inContinue reading “Compulsive”

Dear Friends, I am so moved by your responses to my last post. It is something we need to acknowledge: interdependence. I am glad so many of you get it. Today I am particularly compulsive. It is always like this when I am tired. I want to share about a recent change to my letterboard.Continue reading “My board switch”