On this page I'll share articles I've read that relate to mental health issues, including developmental disorders. The articles may be explaining what these conditions are like to people who don't experience them, and telling them how to be supportive of those who do experience them. Or they may be for the benefit of people who experience these things, and share some ideas of how they might deal with their own conditions, as well as how to deal with people who don't understand them. I may also include some articles about ableism, which would place this page, at least partially, in the same category as my pages for social justice links.

Ableism (note: articles under other headings on this page may also involve ableism)

• People Are Sharing Common Things People Say And Do That Are Ableist, And It’s Important To Know About
• Splash Damage: A Play in Three Acts
• “Stupid” is an Ableist Slur: Breaking Down Defenses Around Ableist Language & Liberating Our Words
• What's in a Word: Asperger's and Hate Groups, or the Cassandras

• Autism Is Not a Shell Surrounding a “Normal” Child
• Why autistic people struggle with comfort zones, and what can be done about it
• Why Working Is Harder Than It Looks for Many People with Autism

• 16 things people don't realize you're doing because you're emotionally ‘numb.’
• This Is What It's Like to Live With High-Functioning Depression
• This Woman’s Viral Thread Notes A Never-Discussed Symptom Of Depression And Absolutely Everyone Needs To Read This
• What the spoon theory means to me as someone with depression. (See also The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino)
• When My Depression Seems Like Laziness to Others

• Mental Health Advocate Explains Why Depression Makes People So Tired

• 12 'Harmless Comments' That Actually Hurt People Who Are Passively Suicidal
• When you're in the gray area of being suicidal

• MindMD