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For the Birds: True impressions
“Sometimes I think there's no self-contained self for a person like me.”
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: The terrifying experience of being perceived (while autistic)
"What are you so afraid of?" ~Me to myself, but genuinely this time.
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: Proactive masking
When the bulk of your masking is anticipatory, it's hard to know what you're really protecting yourself from.
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: With my back toward the room
On trauma, hypervigilance, and autism. Plus: The February Resiliency Circle is happening *tonight*!
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: So I go to the page and get some air
Masks / mushrooms / poetry / & self-awareness
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: 15 fragments (an essay)
Autism / masking / sincerity & confidence / entrepreneurship / and (not) knowing thine self.
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: Intrusive thinking / magical thinking
In which I get curious about distinctions while speaking personally about mental health. Or, Against Manifestation.
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: A study of lines
Bodies, sunflowers, Autism, and self (a personal investigation)
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: a real essay about real things
social media / virality / Autism / the human scale / and primal reasons to write. Plus some neurodivergent resources for keeping your heart happy.
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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Hi! I'm Autistic.
Here's what that means--for my creative work, and otherwise
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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For the Birds: Weird internal odds
You can be so open-minded that your self-trust floats away
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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