I’ve been thinking lately about the specific brand of exhaustion that comes with being an autistic girl in a world that insists on subtext. We are constantly accused of "gossiping" or being "catty" when, in reality, we are just exchanging data. For many of us, social norms aren’t natural laws; they’re puzzles we’re trying to solve in real-time. When we share information about group dynamics, we aren't trying to tear someone down—we’re trying to build a map. We’re trying to un

For the majority of 2020, like everyone else I was stuck inside my apartment social distancing and trying to figure out what to do.