“she’s just a daydreamer”: adhd in girls and the late-diagnosis pattern
For ADHD Awareness Month: why girls are so often diagnosed years later, and how to describe it to a GP.
the cost of a script
For Anti-Poverty Week: what happens to your health when money is tight, and the cheaper options nobody mentions at the counter.
the girl in the waiting room
For International Day of the Girl: who gets to speak in her appointment, and how to ask for time alone with the doctor.
“what do i even say?”: calling a helpline for the first time
The hardest part is the first ten seconds. Here's what actually happens after someone picks up.
“can you just tell the doctor?”: when young people become the family interpreter
Plenty of us have translated a diagnosis for a parent before we could legally drive. There is a free service built so we don't have to.
the green card in your wallet: getting your own medicare card at 15
Nobody tells you that one of the most useful health tools you can own becomes available in Year 9 or 10.
everyone is talking about the cornell 7. here’s what actually happened.
120 pages of her words. A six-page statement on the prosecutor's desk. And a question young women everywhere already know: who gets believed?
The Grey Zone
Grey doesn’t mean imaginary — it means not yet understood.
“Dear 14-Year-Old Me…”
On learning the language for your body before the world convinces you to stay quiet.
what doctors could learn from listening to young people
I don’t think most doctors are trying to dismiss young people.