u/Sad_Potato45

For those who received their diagnosis as adults, how did you survive before diagnosis?

Some of y'all are annoying me with your posts asking for summary of the first two books and then acting surprised that Preston was SA'd as a child. It was literally mentioned in the first two books if you actually took the time to read the series and understand the characters better. If you're reading a story, does it not make sense to read the first two parts of the series instead of skipping?

Traveling in 3 months. I wanted to book all activities in advance. I'm looking into the open air tram ride which is great for my elderly parents. I'm wondering if the Sugar Pine train is different? I've never been to Yosemite, so I have no idea if they offer different experiences.

Do you do it when it's nearly done/ready for publishing? Do you try to garner views early on to attract more audience and get potential readers? Or are you promoting it as you're writing? How do you manage your author social media platforms?

Anything you wish you knew beforehand?

Working in an office setting. My coworker is located in the office next to me. I hear them typing on the keyboard for hours. The funny thing is that I have hearing loss yet the most annoying and irritating sounds in the world seem to be picked up easily by my ears. It's even worse with hearing aids on.

I'm working on writing a fictional character that has dyslexia. I would love to hear more personal experiences from everyone here. I know that dyslexia affects reading and writing for many individuals, but like most disabilities, it's deeper than that. I know it goes beyond the realms of struggling with reading, writing, and spelling. The thing is, I don't know how it affects the other areas of life such as romantic relationships, parenting, friendships, traveling to places, finding employment, and mental health.

If you can also provide information about your academic journey, that would be great too!

I've been seeing so many TikTok videos and reels where the main focus of advertising is the trope the book has rather than the plot itself. For example, telling the readers a book is enemies to lovers. Wouldn't that spoil the plot? Isn't it more shocking and adventurous for readers to find out the love interest is the villain and that they are slowly becoming lovers as they are reading the story? Most of these reels/TikTok videos don't even mention what the plot of their book is. It just lists out all the tropes the book has on their videos.

I spent so many years feeling alone. I had no idea there were other Pakistani people who, like me, started to see Islam differently. We don't hear about Ex-Muslim because anyone who opposes Islam was always silenced. I spent my early teen years researching and crying myself to sleep when the reality of this religion hit me. The sheer isolation and feeling like an imposter took a major toll on my mental health.

From my understanding, EEOC cases that are resolved via mediation are not posted online. Both parties sign an NDA and receive a copy of it. Can a city government (respondent) still post the NDA document on their website?