My name is Kelly and I'm 36 years old. Just before my 30th birthday I learned that I'm autistic. On this day, my search began: who am I, what is autism, what does being autistic mean for me? I quickly discovered that besides autistic, I am also non-binary, or agender. Some years later I also realized that I am asexual and aromantic.

I've loved writing for years now. During my bachelor Language- and Culture Studies and my master American Studies, the process of writing appealed to me more and more. Doing research and writing a paper afterwards became my favorite activities during college. After I finished my studies, this came to an end. I also wasn't in the right space mentally for this. Lately I've been increasingly missing writing, which made me realize that I don't want to become an editor (which I thought for years), but a writer instead. For this reason I bought myself a laptop and started writing. 

I have loads of hobbies, mainly creative, such as crochet, embroidery, drawing, sewing, and of course writing. Additionally, I’ve had a love of reading ever since I was little. 

About my family: I have an amazing big sister and awesome, supportive parents. Additionally I have a very sweet aunt, uncle, and cousin, who have been there for me my entire life. I also have two guinea pigs: Gomez (as in the Addams’ family) – an American sow – and Malou – a Teddy sow –. We got them both from a guinea pig shelter after my previous one, Loki, passed away earlier this year due to tumors. Loki was named after my favorite character from the Marvel cinematic universe. She also had a sister, named Princess, who unfortunately passed away a few days after their 6th birthday. Loki was 7,5 years old.

Now you have a bit of an idea of who I am. If you would like to get to know me better, please feel free to read my posts. In these I will predominantly write about my own experiences.