

The Myth of "The One"
We didn’t talk much that morning. Just sat there, watching the sun catch the road like it had a secret to tell. It’s funny—when I was...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 233 min read


False Cures. Real Harm. What Parents Need to Know.
The Trump administration has now confirmed the worst of the rumors. In a sweeping set of announcements, they have officially endorsed the...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 223 min read


The Fool on the Hill
Some stories don’t end in triumph. Some don’t end in reconciliation. Some just end in silence, and the decision to stop carrying someone...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 182 min read


If You Still Remember
I still remember the boy who spoke in storyboards and starlight, who built worlds from wonder and dreamed of saving them. I don’t know if...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 182 min read


If The Hill Grows Quiet
I used to think we were walking the same road, two travelers carrying the same weight, seeing the same cracks in the world. It felt less...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 181 min read


If the Boy Never Returns
I thought love might be enough— twenty years of reaching, twenty years of believing that if anyone could break through the mirrors, it...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 182 min read


Your love is suspicious, for I do not deserve it.
Those words sit on my chest like a wet coat. They are not dramatic for me; they are accurate. Not because a stranger told me so once, but...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 186 min read


What Comes After the Gunfire?
So, let’s talk about the news that broke today. I don’t know who will read this, or how it will be judged, or what eyes will pick it apart once it leaves my hands. That’s fine. I only know that I can’t carry it silently. I need to let it out, to trace the shape of my grief in words, even if I don’t have answers. Because this is not how it should have happened. There is no healing in this. No restoration. The people who were harmed by his words, by the violence he nurtured and

The Autistic Lens
Sep 105 min read


Nothing Is Wrong: From Storm to Serenity
Nothing Is Wrong is what I said to survive—but every note tells the truth: storm, fracture, survival, and finally, a breath of serenity....

The Autistic Lens
Sep 65 min read


Tylenol, Autism, and the Temptation of Easy Answers
Update (Sept. 22): Rumors are now circulating that Donald Trump will announce folinic acid as a “cure” for autism, while doubling down on...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 53 min read


Autism Is the Lens I See Through
For me, autism isn’t outside of my art—it’s the lens itself. The way I frame the world is the way I live in it. I used to think I was...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 36 min read


I Didn’t Get Here Alone
The smallest kindnesses—turning down the volume, reminding me to eat—kept me standing when I thought I’d fall. I don’t think any of us...

The Autistic Lens
Sep 33 min read


How Do You Stay Human in an Ordinary World?
Cruelty is loud. Apathy is rampant. My rebellion is simple: keep caring, keep clear, keep human in an ordinary world.

The Autistic Lens
Aug 234 min read


How to Win Friends and Control Them
" When you learn to “ win ” people by mirroring their desires , deflecting conflict , and flattering their egos , what you ...

The Autistic Lens
Aug 174 min read


I Stepped Away. I Came Back Different
Between 2019 and early 2021, I was heavily involved in the autistic self-advocacy world. I helped lead campaigns. I built platforms. I...

The Autistic Lens
Aug 154 min read


Ethicism (Worldview)
“When the world forgets how to care, doing the right thing becomes an act of rebellion." Overview Ethicism is a philosophical worldview that asserts the moral imperative of acting with conscience, care, and responsibility in a world increasingly defined by cruelty, manipulation, and moral decay. It rejects both moral relativism and nihilism, maintaining that while ethical frameworks may vary, there are foundational duties rooted in shared vulnerability, empathy, and interdepe

The Autistic Lens
Aug 123 min read


Printer Jam, Open Sky
At the gate between want and can: ask WHY, draw lines, keep kindness fireproof. Two tracks—human voice, sterile facts. End with love.

The Autistic Lens
Aug 114 min read


20 Years On: Personal Reflections on 9/11 and Its Legacy
The summer of 2001 was a happy one. I was 8 years old, and it was our first summer living in New Jersey. My world consisted of beanie...

Punk Writes
Sep 11, 20214 min read


Graduation, Dissociation (a poem)
Graduation, Dissociation Glassy eyes and a plastic smile. The pink lipstick I wore for every occasion. A dress from the junior's...

Punk Writes
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Best Friends Aren't Forever: Reflections on Being a Decade Removed from High School
Hello to the 12 or so people who might read my blog posts! This is just going to be an introspective look on the last decade of my life....

Punk Writes
Jun 22, 20214 min read
