What’s Strange Clarity all about?

Hi, I’m Laura, a lifelong reader, relentless researcher, history obsessive, and natural skeptic. I’ve been a lawyer for over 15 years, and I’m also a late-diagnosed autistic woman (age 39, if you’re curious).

Strange Clarity is where I explore autism, ADHD, and other forms of neurodivergence through a wide lens: science, history, literature, culture, language, and the everyday experience of being human. I blend personal narrative with scientific insight and philosophical questioning.

This Substack explores questions like:

• How does neurodivergence shape perception, memory, and communication?

• What does the latest autism research say—and what myths need to be extinguished?

• What does history have to tell us about how humans deal difference?

• Why do social norms feel so strange to some of us, and what happens when we stop trying to mask?

If you’re curious about the mind—your own or someone else’s—you’ll find something here.

When I publish

Expect thoughtful, idea-rich writing at least once a week.

Say something!

If something resonates, leave a comment—even just “I was here.” It helps more people find this work, and I’d love to know what’s on your mind.

Thanks for reading,

Laura