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A space for real talk on ADHD, autism, blindness, and the realities of being neurodivergent.
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- I Opened the Box and It Was Actually BrailleJim was setting up our new home internet equipment when he stopped and said, “Holy shit, Chloe, is this braille?” I said, “Wait, what?” Because here’s the reflex I’ve built over a lifetime: so many things have raised dots on… Read More »I Opened the Box and It Was Actually Braille
- “Objectively Shitty”: A Masterclass in Dressing Up Fear as DataAn influencer ended a pregnancy after a Down syndrome diagnosis, then published a stats-dressed manifesto calling those lives objectively shitty. The choice was theirs. The verdict they broadcast to a million people is fair game, and the data says the opposite of what he claimed.
- The Barbie Doll Isn’t the ProblemI came across a post recently about Mattel’s autism Barbie doll. The post—from a parent of a profoundly disabled autistic child—tore into the sanitized, palatable version of autism that the doll represents. And honestly? A lot of what she said… Read More »The Barbie Doll Isn’t the Problem
- The Airbnb Loophole: How One Company Created a Permission System for Disability DiscriminationMy friends were helping us book accommodations for a trip to California in March. One of them found what looked like a perfect Airbnb—space for everyone, good location, reasonable price. She reached out to the host with a simple heads-up:… Read More »The Airbnb Loophole: How One Company Created a Permission System for Disability Discrimination
- Your Pinterest Board Isn’t Pedagogy: The Homeschool Trend Nobody Wants to HearSo apparently everyone and their cousin is suddenly qualified to be a teacher now. Wild, considering five years ago these same people were posting “I could NEVER be a teacher, I don’t have the patience!” But now? Now homeschooling is… Read More »Your Pinterest Board Isn’t Pedagogy: The Homeschool Trend Nobody Wants to Hear
- Twenty Minutes Postpartum: What Ableism Really Looks Like for Disabled ParentsI was still shaking. Not figuratively. Literally. My body was doing that involuntary tremor thing that happens after you push a whole human being out of yourself—labor shakes, they call it. My son had arrived five weeks early, at 35… Read More »Twenty Minutes Postpartum: What Ableism Really Looks Like for Disabled Parents
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Hi, I’m Chloe Walton—a totally blind, autistic ADHDer, guide dog user, wife, and mom. I write about neurodivergence, accessibility, and the realities of chronic illness.
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