I hate talking on the phone. I can’t remember my pre-cellular phone days, but I know that as a teenager I had my own phone line and I used it liberally. I don’t know when my hatred for phone talking started, but by the turn of the century, I remember being very uncomfortable answering the phone. Most people know this …
the path to diagnosis
I have always been a sleepy person. My (adoptive) mom used to joke that I was boring because I slept for most of my younger years, even continuing into first grade. My teacher was a family friend and allowed me to sleep during class and make up work later. As I got older, I kept getting more tired. I managed …