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Invisible Illness

10 Ways Your Child Can Be a Better Friend to Autistic Peers

Autism Awareness Month: learning how you can adapt to autistic peers

5 min readApr 10, 2022

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diverse group of kids laughing together in sunny, grassy park

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A Thousand Lives

Are You a Librocubicularist in the Bedroom?

Necessary words for a logophile living the bookish life

4 min readJan 26, 2022

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woman relaxing in bed & reading a book, with bookshelves in the background

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Sarah McInnes

How I Got Out of a Rut by Trying Something New Every Month for a Year

I was inspired by this book

8 min readJan 10, 2022

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How I Got Out of a Rut by Trying Something New Every Month for a Year

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About Me Stories

About Me — Sarah McInnes

An introspective introvert talks about anxiety, beaches, parenting, neurodiversity, and her love of books and writing

10 min readOct 23, 2021

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Author smiling. White woman in her 40s with long dark hair.

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Being Known

Our Shared Recurring Dreams

Can we forge connections using shared dreams?

4 min readOct 6, 2021

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woman asleep, her bed drifting in the sky surrounded by puffy, white clouds

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Sarah McInnes
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Invisible Illness

My Autistic Son Laughs at Sad Movies (It Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means)

It’s an unfair misconception that autistic kids don’t feel empathy

5 min readOct 5, 2021

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small boy holding a red, paper heart, standing in front of a white brick wall

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Found In My Journal

(un)Happy Birthday to Me

For the first time ever, I’m just not feeling my birthday

3 min readSep 25, 2021

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woman sits with back to the camera, wearing a party hat, cupcake with candle next to her

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Writers’ Blokke

Are You My Ideal Reader? Am I Yours? Is Making an Ideal Reader Profile Even Necessary?

Marketing experts say an ideal reader profile is necessary for authors, but I’m not convinced

7 min readSep 15, 2021

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woman, with an open book covering her face, lying on tree trunk that leans out over a reflective lake

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Sarah McInnes
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Invisible Illness

I’ve Been a Mess Since My Private Post Was Shared With My Son’s Teachers

On Mental Health and Vulnerability as a Writer

4 min readSep 2, 2021

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Lonely woman standing on a rocky coast surrounded by ocean

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Sarah McInnes
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Writers’ Blokke

What Do Writers Dream of at Night?

A tug-of-war between a writer and a housewife

3 min readAug 30, 2021

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woman sleeping on a bed with laptop and open notebook nearby

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Sarah McInnes

Sarah McInnes

I write about neurodiversity, education, parenting, creativity, literature, memoir. UNC-CH Grad. Mom to a kid with ASD & ADHD https://linktr.ee/sarahmcinnes

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