They don’t teach you how to manage behind the wheel.
I was feeling really great about myself the other day because I was out driving by myself for the first time. I got my driver’s license about a month ago, after passing the road test on the second try. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it was going when all of a sudden I…
It’s been a minute
Whew! It’s been a minute. I decided to take a quick break from this because I was getting married to my partner of 10 years! After my diagnoses and initiation I was finally able to sit with myself for a moment. We realized we were both waiting on each other to figure out if the…
Chicken Scratch, Bad Handwriting or Dysgraphia?
“I can’t read your chicken scratch, Andrew!” I remember most of my school teachers reminding me that my handwriting was poor. Although I was always one of the top students throughout my educational experiences, my teachers could never figure out what to do with the fact that they couldn’t read what I turned in. Sometimes,…
Time
“I’ll be quick!” I tell my partner as I walk into the bathroom preparing for a shower. I can hear her skepticism through the silence. I close the bathroom door and realize that I did it again. I forgot my towel! “Oh, Andrew! Why am I like this?” This is a joke because I know…
Positionality statement, or About Me
My name is Andrew Viñales. I am a Queer Black Puerto Rican and Dominican Bronxite. This blog is mainly for me to make sense of my ADHD. I am learning that everyone’s journey is different. I realized that I was looking for someone with my specific experience but I couldn’t find it out there. We…
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