by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
I officially joined the autism club today You’re autistic! The words I’ve been waiting to hear for over thirty-one years. To have my whole existence validated and understood. Finally! Today I had my official autism assessment. And I cried. It was a huge...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog
Tomorrow is my 31st birthday. Every year, I write a blog post on the night before my birthday, reflecting on the year that has passed. It’s a wonderful way to look back on my life and see how much has changed, how much I have changed. Being thirty has been a...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog
Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. Every year, on the night before my birthday, I write a post about my year. I’ve been doing this for ten years now. I write and reflect on my life and it’s a tradition that has stayed with me since I started this blog during my...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog
In March 2022, it was confirmed that I am Autistic. Suddenly, the last 29 years of my life made sense. I reflected on my childhood and teenage years and every struggle I had experienced. I did extensive research, from books, podcasts and videos and it all pointed...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2022 | Blog
What if my destiny is to claw my way to greatness? — Emma-Jane Barlow (From Weeds, Sins & Sunflowers, 2022) It is the eve of my 29th birthday. Every year I like to reflect on the year that has passed but before I started to write this, I read my last two birthday...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog
Tomorrow is my 28th birthday. And like I do every year, I am writing a birthday eve blog post. This is something that I like to do, to reflect on my life for the past 365 days. 28. Sometimes I feel like I fit into the mould of “old soul”, I have been...
