PinnedInInvisible IllnessbyLeah Welborn·Jan 117 Physical Traits I Didn’t Know Were More Common in Autistic People…Until I was diagnosed four years ago.A response icon73A response icon73
PinnedInThe MemoiristbyLeah Welborn·Dec 19, 2025My Autism DiagnosisI was 49 when I finally figured it outA response icon7A response icon7
PinnedInHuman PartsbyLeah Welborn·Jun 15, 2023I Understand Why People Have Never Liked MeAnd that’s given me comfortA response icon76A response icon76
Leah Welborn·4d agoHe’s Afraid She’ll Be Fat or Mean — She’s Afraid He’ll Murder HerOn men’s defensiveness, women’s safety, and the exhausting calculus of trusting men.A response icon3A response icon3
InInvisible IllnessbyLeah Welborn·Nov 65 Ways I Tried to Become Less Autistic Before I Even Knew I Was AutisticFor decades, I built personas to make myself more acceptable to the world. My autism diagnosis finally helped me understand why.A response icon14A response icon14
Leah Welborn·Nov 4Ain’t No Party Like a Front Yard Toilet PartyOn neighborhood aesthetics, social judgment, and the people we think we are.A response icon5A response icon5
InThe Mixtape MemoirsbyLeah Welborn·Oct 275 Women from Popular Songs I’d Like to Talk ToFrom “Sweetheart, what did you throw off that bridge?” to “Girl, are you ok?” I have questions.A response icon5A response icon5
InInvisible IllnessbyLeah Welborn·Oct 215 Things I Wish People Understood About My Autistic BrainWhat looks like rigidity, fussiness, or being difficult can be a way of managing an overwhelming world.A response icon8A response icon8
Leah Welborn·Oct 17When Injustice Becomes Ordinary, it’s Easier to IgnoreWhat the responses to my article about the Nakba showed me about power, history, and the normalization of injustice.A response icon5A response icon5
Leah Welborn·Oct 12The Characters Within Me Who Don’t Want Me to Get BetterOn resentment, past lives, Britney Spears, and the lifelong work of learning to let goA response icon6A response icon6
