Hannah Carlson
@sonofcarl.bsky.social
Autistic, American, Allergic to Silver Birch. She/Her
Find me on Substack: substack.com/@hakica27
& Medium: medium.com/@hannahkcarlson
Find me on Substack: substack.com/@hakica27
& Medium: medium.com/@hannahkcarlson
Just saw a very british thing in a cafe
** Sweet dog enters cafe with owner **
** Sweet dog admired by onlookers **
Onlooker 1: well-behaved dog
Onlooker 2: yes, that’s nice
Related: Anytime I pet a sweet cat in this country, the owner comes outside and says 'Yeah, she's a complete slut' 😶
** Sweet dog enters cafe with owner **
** Sweet dog admired by onlookers **
Onlooker 1: well-behaved dog
Onlooker 2: yes, that’s nice
Related: Anytime I pet a sweet cat in this country, the owner comes outside and says 'Yeah, she's a complete slut' 😶
September 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Just saw a very british thing in a cafe
** Sweet dog enters cafe with owner **
** Sweet dog admired by onlookers **
Onlooker 1: well-behaved dog
Onlooker 2: yes, that’s nice
Related: Anytime I pet a sweet cat in this country, the owner comes outside and says 'Yeah, she's a complete slut' 😶
** Sweet dog enters cafe with owner **
** Sweet dog admired by onlookers **
Onlooker 1: well-behaved dog
Onlooker 2: yes, that’s nice
Related: Anytime I pet a sweet cat in this country, the owner comes outside and says 'Yeah, she's a complete slut' 😶
I spent most of the summer waiting to hear whether I have liver cancer. I'm very happy to say I don't, but I have become an expert in the NHS app, and phoning GP receptions.
I spent the summer staring into the NHS app
The ambient tones of a slick MRI machine don't make up for the overall experience
hannahcarlson.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I spent most of the summer waiting to hear whether I have liver cancer. I'm very happy to say I don't, but I have become an expert in the NHS app, and phoning GP receptions.
I'm having an MRI for the first time tomorrow. Most of my life I've felt kind of silly asking doctors 'is that normal?' or 'am I dying?' As a hypochondriac, I've recently been vindicated. I gotta say, it really sucks.
A Lesion is a Growth
sometimes it’s your GP, not you, who thinks it might be cancer.
hannahcarlson.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I'm having an MRI for the first time tomorrow. Most of my life I've felt kind of silly asking doctors 'is that normal?' or 'am I dying?' As a hypochondriac, I've recently been vindicated. I gotta say, it really sucks.
I've moved 14 times in the last 14 years, but the most recent is the only one I've done knowing I'm autistic. I have no helpful tips. I've learned very little from the 13 previous moves and kicked the shit out of the furniture I love most.
A Room of One's Own is maybe not the thing
I may have taken Woolf's metaphor too literally...
substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I've moved 14 times in the last 14 years, but the most recent is the only one I've done knowing I'm autistic. I have no helpful tips. I've learned very little from the 13 previous moves and kicked the shit out of the furniture I love most.
I finished these today, so that means winter's over now, right?
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I finished these today, so that means winter's over now, right?
I'm writing an essay series about my late autism diagnosis. This month's post is about sensory sensitivities, and how I came to realize I actually have them.
Smells you know but don’t name
It all started with a phantom feeling in my teeth...
hannahcarlson.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm writing an essay series about my late autism diagnosis. This month's post is about sensory sensitivities, and how I came to realize I actually have them.