I got invited to #noraebang at #NCTE22 (I love to sing) and while I'm not going - it's even more of a hellish sensory experience than restaurants - I'm happy to have been invited. After decades of feeling excluded (a feeling that hasn't ever left me entirely) it still feels borderline miraculous to be included by people I like and respect
#ActuallyAutistic #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity