Happy Autism Awareness / Acceptance month! It's actually been fascinating because there's quite a few reactions to that statement: "My child's autism is a disability, not something to celebrate." "People are overdiagnosing themselves and it takes away awareness from real autism" "I am autistic all of the time, why do we need a month? This is superficial"" "Autism comes with so many negatives - this is not anything to celebrate." Honestly.. none of those reactions are wrong. They're all...

Across our state, people are struggling with job loss, barriers to getting on AHCCCS/Medicaid, rising costs of living and rising costs of health insurance premiums. People are being forced to make choices. Do I pay for groceries this month, or my antidepressant? Do I pay for my car payment, or my psychiatric visit? Let's be honest. More often than not, mental health will come last. And when we put aside our mental health, we put all of our progress at risk. Whether you've spent weeks,...

I want to be as clear as humanly possible. We do not support ICE. We have never supported ICE. Since I moved to Arizona, I have worked to provide pro-bono asylum evaluations and mental health care to undocumented folks. If you do support ICE, I don't want your money here. To be honest, I'd rather bankrupt than feign any form of political neutrality right now. If your therapist or provider is currently silent on their social media/website in regards to the things that are occurring in...