The Same Underneath

Date 26 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I am the same underneath, but because I deal with a disability, my story is different. I act differently because I deal with a mental disability and that impacts how I am able to communicate with others. Any disability is difficult ...
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My Birth Injury

Date 23 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"I have never gone into detail around the issues surrounding my birth and why I sustained a brain injury, so perhaps now is a good time to talk about it. My father mentioned he was at home when my mum went into labour ...
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My Autism Struggles

Date 17 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"I hate that autism is the reason getting myself out of the house is proving impossible, particularly in the pandemic. I hate the fact that my autistic traits are continually being put to the test. Me coping with change is difficult. With a ...
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My 'Gift'

Date 14 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As I began to watch the Umbrella Academy series on Netflix in lockdown, I began to resonate with the story line, likening their feeling different and not understanding why, to my also feeling different without the understanding ...
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Freedom Through Healing

Date 13 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"You struggle all your life to make sense of who you are, of your experiences, of something you later learn is a disability and those who knew didn't care to talk about it, let alone tell me. Talking and writing about my ...
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Facing the truth

Date 8 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I faced the truth on a disability I didn't know I had – I did something about it. Always the inquisitive child, I wanted and needed to know what was wrong with me and how I presented. Facing the truth It became a necessity rather ...
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My New Normal

Date 5 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I am struggling with anxiety trying to fit my life around Covid-19. I know what my limitations are now I am out of lock down. It’s not just autism that’s making me feel uncomfortable. Sensory Processing Disorder Sensory ...
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Closer to My Disability

Date 3 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Covid-19 has brought me closer to my disability more than I ever imagined I would be. I could never have imagined it would, dealing with a disability in a pandemic. Having cerebral palsy and respiratory disease, means ...
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Growing a Backbone

Date 30 July 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up I was always angry, and others took advantage. I needed to grow a backbone. When you eventually grow one, others see what you do as non-caring. But it's important to take control on how you choose to live your life ...
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How I Got to this Place

Date 29 July 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotional or mental trauma is based on living a traumatic life. Not knowing I had cerebral palsy or autism, and having to live each day with the consequences, were traumatic. Being able to write, means I have a platform ...
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Visualisation

Date 23 July 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"Visualisation is the act or an instance of visualising a technique involving focusing on positive mental images in order to achieve a particular goal that is similar to a visual perception." - Dictionary.com ...
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How Autism Locks me In

Date 16 July 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Just thinking about trying to get out of the house with Covid-19, to get back into my life is sending my head into a tailspin. No matter how many times I look at this, the result is the same. I can’t seem to get past this point. Feeling ...
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