HeyJaredThe Neurodivergent Author
An honest, open space to discuss women’s health, mental health, and neurodivergence. Find weekly personal essays, published every Wednesday.
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There’s a darkness inside me (opens the original)
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Here’s what happened when I started posting three Substack notes per day (opens the original)
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This post was going to be about my autism diagnosis (opens the original)
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A reflection on how far I’ve come in my novel writing (opens the original)
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Does ADHD help or hinder my writing? [26 Jun 2025] (opens the original)
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Back catalogue: post originally published on my previous Substack, ‘First-Time Writer with ADHD’, on 26 June 20251.<source type="image/webp"
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