Late Autism Diagnosis
Driven to Distraction, My ADHD Diagnosis
A television news show, a church connection, a Seattle psychologist, and about twenty minutes on a new prescription ...changed my life.
Steve Wharton
In January 2026, I embraced my autism diagnosis which I had denied since the late 1990s. Miswired.me is my record of acceptance and discovery as I explore and understand my autistic neurodivergent self. Autism and ADHD (AuDHD) might be my superpowers
How My Brain Works
Please Accept My Apology
Why does it bug me to no end when I behave like that? Why can’t I let it go?
How My Brain Works
Executive Function Explained
In my autistic, ADHD (AuDHD) brain, things can be a tad bit wonky...
How My Brain Works
Spoon Theory Explained
What We Wish You Could See from the Inside
How My Brain Works
Amygdala Hijack Explained
Two guys walk into your brain’s control room...
How My Brain Works
Replaying the Tapes: A Clinical Look at Why My Brain Won't Let It Go
My brain's replay button gets stuck...sometimes the stop button is miswired too
Late Autism Diagnosis
The Class That Broke Me, but What It Was Actually Trying to Tell Me
Seven years. Three schools. One undergraduate calculus class. One industrial accident. And one (maybe) diagnosis hiding in plain sight.
Late Autism Diagnosis
Letters from a Dyscalculia Veteran of the Calculus Wars
Every class, the math ogres tortured me with their weapons of mass calculus...
NeurodivergentHAQs
Introducing HAQs, My New Neurodivergent Acronym
HAQs — Hacks, Accommodations & Quirks
Late Autism Diagnosis
I Finally Accepted My Autism Diagnosis of ~30 Years Ago
It happened in Hawaii.
