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What is autism?
Read more: What is autism?I’m Sarah. A late diagnosed autistic adult. I’m an author, artist, home educator, and former academic. This is my introduction to autism and neurodivergence.
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All this has happened before. 🌀
Read more: All this has happened before. 🌀My creative process is cyclical, but I like to think I am orbiting closer to true north. I took last month off from blogging and wrote a personal update about mental health for my newsletter instead. I had more replies than ever. Just another reminder that while I like structure sometimes I create needless work…
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A Very Merry Unbirthday 🎶
Read more: A Very Merry Unbirthday 🎶Of sculpture and time blindness and learning second languages.
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Seeing Time ⏳
Read more: Seeing Time ⏳As someone with time blindness I can very easily sink time into something without realizing. This year I’m experimenting with spreadsheets and time charts as tools to visualize time. Here is how 2025 has been looking (as of March 24.) January I had a lot of loops to close in January and it felt like…
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Bloom Where You’re Planted
Read more: Bloom Where You’re PlantedDocumenting the process of creating a sculpture from a dead cherry tree.
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Learning a Second Language as a Neurodivergent Student (Child or Adult!)
Read more: Learning a Second Language as a Neurodivergent Student (Child or Adult!)If you’re autistic or ADHD and you’ve struggled with learning a foreign language you are not alone! The typical class structures are not made for our brains.
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Time, Time, Time ⌛
Read more: Time, Time, Time ⌛In which, I write about the Wheel of Time, zine making, freedom within structure, web design as worldmaking, and embracing my inner Samwise.
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I’ve been waiting 26 years for this.
Read more: I’ve been waiting 26 years for this.In which, I open a 26 year old time capsule, make a mood board, reflect on leaving Substack, and read Seaborn by Michael Livingston.
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It's me, Sarah Shotts. Zine inside!
Read more: It's me, Sarah Shotts. Zine inside!In which I escape the algorithm, change my typewriter ribbon, and consider imperfection in the age of AI.
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The Medium is the Message
Read more: The Medium is the MessageA few years ago I started making artwork with a gallery setting in mind (rather than Instagram.) That completely changed the kinds of things I was making. I started the series My Brain on Motherhood and have been in over 10 fine art exhibitions. That never would have happened if I kept making art “for”…
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