I’ve been using a pseudonym on…pretty much the whole internet for a while. It hasn’t been a very good pseudonym, mind, and I haven’t been very protective of keeping my non-informed internet friends unaware of my real name. I wasn’t sure if I wanted my real first name associated with autism and neurodiversity (because, really, how many other people named Ali could there be in the world? Oh? Probably, like, 78400, give or take, in the US alone, between Ali and Alison, men and women? Oh. Shit.). Fine, you see through my flimsy excuse. I really just wanted to have a more awesome surname than what I currently have.

So if you’ve come here by way of an autism related blog, you may be momentarily befuddled by my name choice. This is the real deal. That other thing? It’s not so much. I’m going to shift to using my real name everywhere, but it’ll take time, and regular commenting, two things I’m not so stellar with. Also, ending sentences with prepositions.