Happy 48th birthday to me š Thanks for all the DMs, I am feeling the love, but will not have time and energy to personally respond to all the messages. And happy birthday to you too, whenever it is (or happy belated birthday if I missed it) (see what I did there).
Reasons to be cheerful about aging:
1) Being comfortable enough now to embrace my weirdness and neurodivergence, and to not give a crap if anybody mocks me for it.
2) Developing healthier ways to handle my rejection-sensitive dysphoria than the validation-seeking behaviours from when I was younger, and feeling better equipped to manage my compulsions and addictions as a result. For example, I no longer strictly control my weight through diet and exercise – so what if I am a stone heavier since going self-employed.
3) I have two decades more lived experience than many other popular neurodiversity and AuDHD public speakers, which HAS to be a competitive advantage, right? Right?!
Ausome Charlie 
Typo.
38th.
Fixed it. š
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