Melissa
melissa-cox.bsky.social
Melissa
@melissa-cox.bsky.social
Autistic, adhd, neurodivergent parenting coach, Arcane Energy System ™️, Chaos Witch, Gae (pronouns:any, fluid)🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ femme4butch, Good Omens, OFMD, Star Trek
I go thrift shopping sometjmes for something small but useful to make my space more adorable and beautiful. It can be a sugar bowl that cost a dollar because the china set wasn't complete. It will make me smile every time I use it.
What are the ways you cultivate glimmers in your life?
April 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I think the reason so many autistic, adhd, and lots of other neurotypes end up in addiction of some kind or another is that we are simply trying to numb the pain of existence when the world is overwhelming and we have no ability to say no entirely to the sensory hell that is outside our doors.
April 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
How can you be in your body today?
April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The reason alcoholism and addiction are so prevalent in neurodivergent people/families is because the only way we were accepted was by masking so hard it broke us and the only way we kept going is by using
April 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How's y'all's first day of April so far?
April 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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March 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On the most recent episode of The Neurodivergent Parenting Podcast, I got to talk to Nicola Grewatsch Torres about her own experiences parenting neurodivergent kids who are now teens.
March 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Aziraphale #GoodOmens #fanfic
Y'all, I meant to do a couple Azi videos and ended up doing 10. So...get ready
March 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just another day in neurodivergent family life
#autistic #audhd
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What do I do for a living?
This
March 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Group 1 and 3 are coming from a place of acceptance and curiosity. Groups 2 and 4 are from fear and judgement, with shame thrown in for good measure
January 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
New substack is up, subscribe so you never have to miss my ramblings and wisdom ✨️
melissacox.substack.com/p/one-size-f...
December 30, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Making allergen friendly cookie deco bags for my class tomorrow and I'm realizing how much heavy lifting chickpeas do in allergen food. Eggs? I got you. Flour? Np bro
December 19, 2024 at 8:47 PM
If this is how you feel, you should be scheduling a chat with me
calendly.com/living-with-...
December 19, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 9:02 PM
If the rules make sense, I have absolutely no problem following them. I welcome people who don't force me to be a brat and show them exactly how stupid they are
November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
What's your favorite hot sauce to douse things in by the light of the refrigerator? Mine is Crystal
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 AM
I'm making a vision board for 2025 and found the perfect addition
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
No...I definitely did not fall in love with sci-fi and fantasy at an early age to see ripped women doing strong things. Definitely did not watch Xena every day after school because I wanted to be Gabriel
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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I also shitpost from time to time
November 15, 2024 at 3:49 AM
November 14, 2024 at 4:37 AM
While I'm introducing myself, I'll drop some cosplay pics last year of Aziraphale
Still looking for my Crowley
November 13, 2024 at 3:42 AM