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Summer
Приєднався 23 січ 2023
Hi, I'm Summer!
I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October brought an ADHD diagnosis, and August of 2022 gifted me an Autism DX at 26 years old.
Today, I document my mental health journey on TikTok, a little on IG, and now on UA-cam! I also discuss workplace accommodations for neurodivergent people, and share a bit about my journey through a workplace discrimination case.
Feel free to follow me on any of the platforms below!
Personal TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@late_to_autism
Professional TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ndresources
Instagram: late_to_autism
I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October brought an ADHD diagnosis, and August of 2022 gifted me an Autism DX at 26 years old.
Today, I document my mental health journey on TikTok, a little on IG, and now on UA-cam! I also discuss workplace accommodations for neurodivergent people, and share a bit about my journey through a workplace discrimination case.
Feel free to follow me on any of the platforms below!
Personal TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@late_to_autism
Professional TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ndresources
Instagram: late_to_autism
Preparing for Court with AuDHD & cPTSD: Therapy Chats
An update from future Summer:
The court hearing was canceled later that night and rescheduled for 2/14/2024
* insert Big Feelings here :((( *
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I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest.
I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman.
These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful :)
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Hi, I'm Summer!
I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October brought an ADHD diagnosis, and August of 2022 gifted me an Autism DX at 26 years old.
Today, I document my mental health journey on TikTok, a little on IG, and now on UA-cam! I also discuss workplace accommodations for neurodivergent people, and share a bit about my journey through a workplace discrimination case.
Feel free to follow me on any of the platforms below!
Personal TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@late_to_autism
Professional TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@ndresources
Instagram:
late_to_autism
The court hearing was canceled later that night and rescheduled for 2/14/2024
* insert Big Feelings here :((( *
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I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest.
I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman.
These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful :)
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Hi, I'm Summer!
I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October brought an ADHD diagnosis, and August of 2022 gifted me an Autism DX at 26 years old.
Today, I document my mental health journey on TikTok, a little on IG, and now on UA-cam! I also discuss workplace accommodations for neurodivergent people, and share a bit about my journey through a workplace discrimination case.
Feel free to follow me on any of the platforms below!
Personal TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@late_to_autism
Professional TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@ndresources
Instagram:
late_to_autism
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October Happenings: a Vlog
Переглядів 12Рік тому
Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October brought an ADHD diagnosis, and August of 2022 gifted me an Autism DX at 26 years old. Today, I document my mental health journey on TikTok, a little on IG, and now on UA-cam! I also discuss workplace accommodations for neurodivergent people, and share a bit ab...
Working Through a Trigger: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 17Рік тому
A resource for others dealing with Survivor's Guilt: www.mentalhealthcenter.org/understanding-and-dealing-with-survivors-guilt/ I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look ...
Alexithymia from cPTSD: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 22Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful :) Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I ...
Listening & Respecting My Limits: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 18Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful :) Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I ...
Home Alone with My Brain: a Vlog
Переглядів 32Рік тому
THINGS I TALKED ABOUT Face wash- www.amazon.com/dp/B00809ERAM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Coffee cups- www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGQH6LXP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Hat- www.amazon.com/dp/B099PTMWJR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was diagnosed with cPTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in April of 2021. October...
First Appointment w/ a New Trauma Therapist
Переглядів 25Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I have also begun sharing my experience with leaving my first therapist and starting with someone new. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and h...
Starting With a Therapist: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 55Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I wa...
Suing my Former Employer: Neurodivergent Workplace Discrimination
Переглядів 99Рік тому
In this video, I provide an update on the status of my EEOC right to sue and file an official federal lawsuit against my former employer. Please note: I am about a month behind with my updates. I struggle daily with my mental health, and post when I can. The footage you see in this video is from July 31, 2023 - August 2, 2023. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I was dia...
Lawsuit Update: Neurodivergent Workplace Discrimination
Переглядів 57Рік тому
In this video, I provide an update on the status of my EEOC right to sue and introduce the following legal terms: Tolling Agreement - when a potential plaintiff and potential defendant make a formal agreement to extend the statutory limitations time period on the plaintiff's claim, typically so that parties will have more time to settle their dispute without going to court Demand Letter - a let...
Battling My Inner Critic: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 31Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived-experience as a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I wa...
GRWM: Why I'm Breaking up with My Therapist
Переглядів 42Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived-experience as a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I wa...
Neurodivergent Traits: Masking at work
Переглядів 48Рік тому
Today, I am discussing some of the biggest issues I have at work and the ways that I accommodate myself. There are certain things that I have always struggled with when starting a new job and finding my place on the team. I always chalked these difficulties up to my anxiety, but learning about my neurodivergent disabilities has helped me to understand where these struggles come from! Can you re...
Therapy Chats: Giving Access to Me 3.26.23
Переглядів 11Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived-experience as a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I wa...
Daddy Issues: Therapy Chats
Переглядів 16Рік тому
I post Therapy Chats when I have a breakthrough in therapy or I need to get something off of my chest. I share these moments with others in an attempt to find Community, and to share my lived-experience as a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman. These videos are a look into my life, mind, and heart. Please be mindful and respectful. Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. I wa...
Finding a Lawyer: Neurodivergent Workplace Discrimination
Переглядів 62Рік тому
Finding a Lawyer: Neurodivergent Workplace Discrimination
AuDHD Vlog #1: Pushing Through Interoception Struggles
Переглядів 35Рік тому
AuDHD Vlog #1: Pushing Through Interoception Struggles
I love your front garden 😍 ♥️
Thank you! 😊 Most of my time goes to my veggie garden in the summer, but I love when the front garden blooms in the spring! The past owners did a wonderful job making it pretty, and I just trim it back a few times a year lol
Very helpful !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're amazing!!❤ 💯
Thank you for sharing your journey, Summer. It's so important to raise awareness about neurodiversity and mental health. I also discuss these topics on my channel, so let's keep the conversation going!
Thank you for sharing your journey! I discuss mental health on my channel too. Let's keep raising awareness and supporting one another.
Thank you for drawing my attention to your page and for your support!!
I'm so sorry this is happening. It makes me angry that this discrimination is happening in society in 2023.
It really boils my blood! But the more legal rulings we get on cases like mine, the more defined the laws will be & the more other people can protect themselves in the future - which is exactly why I'm pursuing this case :)
Did they say why they didn’t want to go through mediation or settle? I’m sorry this is happening.
There was no comment on why they declined the tolling agreement to discuss a settlement outside of court 😔 It doesn't mean that we can't settle in the future... it just forced me to formally file and pay the fees to file ($400 is the current fee). The judge will still encourage us to come to a mediation and avoid a trial by Jury, but now that we're officially in a lawsuit I will face more fees before that happens. I was aware of the possibility of this happening, but it definitely is scary & stinks! Thank you for your kindness 💕
@@late_to_autism another question- in employment law, usually lawyers take a percentage of what they win! Did your lawyer say why she wants you to pay these fees upfront??
@@Kelsosmama2025 good question! So my lawyer has offered a contingency agreement, and that was valid for everything pre-court. I paid a one time retainer, and she would get a certain percentage of anything I won in a settlement. When it changed over to a case that is filed in court, we signed a new agreement. This was something she had explained at the start, and I knew it would come if I decided to fully file in federal court. I still do not pay her hourly for her work, and she will receive the same percentage of my winnings that we agreed on months ago. However, there are fees and other up-front costs associated with pursuing this in court, and those are what I need to pay for myself. It's not uncommon to be stuck with these fees. It makes sense that the lawfirm I hired would not be willing to take on the bill for depositions and court fees (each deposition can cost 5k-10k). They are already "taking a risk" by not charging me the thousands I would already owe for my attorney's hourly time. Does this make sense? I plan to make a video in the future about the costs associated with pursuing a case; but I'm holding off until I experience them so I can speak from first hand knowledge and give real examples of the cost. :)
For me, exploring where my inner bully came from really helped me get distance from it. Realizing how much of it came from my mom using shame for behavior correction gave me the ability to use it in my inner reparenting. I don't want to be that kind of mother to my inner child, so viewing my inner bully as a parent abusing my inner child triggered my own protective mother instincts and helped me defend myself. I also find that my autistic brain does really well with creating an opposite good statement for the mean statements that repeat often. Something with a similar length and cadence or something catchy and rhythmic helps me replace the mean statement easier than just basically scolding myself for my bad thoughts. I will come across a quote that speaks to a mean thought I'm struggling with a lot and instead of scolding myself when I'm mean, I just stop and start silently repeating the good replacement thought. Eventually it builds a neuropathway and takes over as the default thought instead of the mean one. It takes time, but slowly after several years of doing it, my default is no longer bullying myself. It still happens because I'm human, but it's specific to certain fears I'm m working through, not just a constant voice attacking everything all the time.
I used to always say that I was super jizzed about things. People insisted that I switch to jazzed. If still feels wrong but I gotta comply.
😂 You jizz it up as much as your little heart desires!!