The Late-Diagnosed Diaries

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Bi-weeklyish musings of a late-discovered autistic writer. Educational explanations, critical explorations, vulnerable realizations, and a teeny little dash of feminist rage.

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About Melanie Deziel

Author, former journalist, keynote speaker, insatiably curious human.

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