Push Through It

Date 23 September 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Push through it, push through the emotional pain. I pushed through the pain of not knowing about my disability, or what that even meant, how it played out day to day. I pushed through the pain of not being able to talk about it in the ...
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My Autism Woes

Date 12 September 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I was convinced I had something going on as a child. It was in my eyes, in my smile. My smile didn’t seem animated and where my siblings’ smiles were animated, my smile wasn't. It was something I kept going back to ...
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Independent thinking

Date 10 September 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
My father would often say I was the most independent thinking, the most kind and the most compassionate. But being on the autism spectrum and not knowing, meant I was alone with my thoughts twenty-four/seven ...
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Anxiety and Depression

Date 7 September 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I have always mentally struggled, but having been diagnosed with autism by an autism specialist in January 2019, confirmed I deal with anxiety and depression. I knew I was anxious, but didn't know it was anxiety ...
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Covid Common Sense

Date 3 September 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
It's been 11 years since my cerebral palsy diagnosis. Knowing that I have a pre-existing condition and I am more susceptible to catching Covid isn't resting easy. Going out for Walks Going out for walks I feel more ...
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My Family Finally Together

Date 31 August 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Having been in lock down for the last 5 months, being 'high risk' and with covid procedures in place, my family finally came home for the weekend. It was the first time we had come together since last Christmas ...
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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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