I have wondered over the years whether this blog would end in a process of natural evolution.
– When The Boy becomes a man
– When he stops struggling with the world
– When all of the problems are solved

Logically I know that when he becomes a man he is not going to spontaneously stop needing my help, that he will never no longer struggle with the world, that the problems will never all be solved.

And so I move to “as he & I evolve, how will this blog evolve?” and wonder if I have painted myself into a corner with the blog title of “The Space Between Us Was Broken”.

Recently my view of that title has changed. Yes, 6 years ago it was the space between The Boy and I that was broken, but it was also the space between us (collectively and individually) and the world.

The world was not built, and is not organised with The Boy and I in mind.

We are autistic in a neurotypical world. Society’s perception is that it is our job to reshape ourselves in order to fit it, to belong, to align ourselves with standards that make no sense to us.

So I have come to realise that this blog, like the relationship between The Boy and I, has evolved and the focus has changed from one interpersonal relationship to how two neurodivergent people relate to the world.

I am excited for this change.