Sarah Teresa Cook 

@sarahcook
Sarah Cook (she / they) is a poet & essayist, teaching-writer, autistic human, game show enthusiast, bug advocate, double taurus, and creative mentor to other sensitive humans. Visit sarahteresacook.com to learn more.
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For the Birds: A full moon offering

Vital reading.

A woman is good at her job. And she suffers for it.

My favorite part of traveling is when I show up hours before everyone else because I'm nervous and I find a precise place to put each and every one of the belongings I brought with me #actuallyautistic #late-dx #couldaknownsooner

“Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.”

9 February

Good gawd this is helpful. Please spend some time with this incredible graphic!

The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord: An Alternative Framework for Understanding Differences Outside of Diagnostic Labels

Friendly reminder:

“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.”

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Friends who have experience with acupuncture: Can I pick your brain? Let me know who you are (especially hoping to talk to fellow sensitive / squeamish humans…)

For the Birds: February nourishment

In this lovely short interview (courtesy Sarah Sadie <3), I talk about mental health, books I’m accidentally obsessed with, and the nuanced reality of self-care.

Maybe you see yourself in these answers, too?

The Practice Sessions: Sarah Teresa Cook of For the Birds

Actually I'd like to make a resolution after all.

This year, I'm no longer identifying as “intense” just because the neurotypical world does not know how to greet me where I'm at.