Re: For teenagers: an Auntie Sparknotes post about less-visible disabilities

[Guest guest]

I have been thinking about college. How convienient? I e-mailed her. Will she

e-mail me back or do I have to to the website?

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> For everyone who doesn't know Auntie Sparknotes, she's an online advice

columnist, sort of like a Dear Abby for teenagers. People e-mail her all kinds

of questions, and she tends to give great answers. Recently she answered a

question about starting college with a disability that's hard to explain to

others. (Here's a link:

http://community.sparknotes.com/2011/09/15/auntie-sparknotes-matriculating-while\

-disabled). The letter-writer was asking about scoliosis, but I think Auntie's

answer applies equally to misophonia. Certainly worth a read.

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> If you want to do something great for other teenagers with misophonia: I think

it would be awesome if someone wrote Auntie Sparknotes a question about living

with this condition. The great thing is that you don't have to describe the

condition in a short e-mail: just include a link to one of the many articles

that exist on the internet now. Even if Auntie doesn't have a lot of advice for

you, her column is very popular with young people and it would do a LOT to raise

awareness among kids who don't read the New York Times yet. (I'd write to Auntie

myself, but I'm no longer in the correct age bracket).

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> One things Auntie will NOT do is judge, blame or belittle a letter-writer with

misophonia. I've been following her column for several years, and she is

hands-down one of the most openminded and respectful people the internet has

ever known. People often come to her with questions they're afraid to ask their

own parents. (The site is, obviously, anonymous: your real name or e-mail won't

appear). I really, really hope somebody gets up the courage to write to her!

>

> Best wishes,

> Kate K.

>

[Guest guest]

YESSS! I'm so glad you sent Auntie an e-mail! I can't wait to she what her reply

is going to be. Good on you for taking the initiative- I was worried no one

would reply.

I think that her reply will just appear on the blog, in the same place as the

others. Not actually sure if she writes back personally to people or not. We'll

probably just have to watch her blog closely to see if there's an answer.

-Kate K.

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> > For everyone who doesn't know Auntie Sparknotes, she's an online advice

columnist, sort of like a Dear Abby for teenagers. People e-mail her all kinds

of questions, and she tends to give great answers. Recently she answered a

question about starting college with a disability that's hard to explain to

others. (Here's a link:

http://community.sparknotes.com/2011/09/15/auntie-sparknotes-matriculating-while\

-disabled). The letter-writer was asking about scoliosis, but I think Auntie's

answer applies equally to misophonia. Certainly worth a read.

> >

> > If you want to do something great for other teenagers with misophonia: I

think it would be awesome if someone wrote Auntie Sparknotes a question about

living with this condition. The great thing is that you don't have to describe

the condition in a short e-mail: just include a link to one of the many articles

that exist on the internet now. Even if Auntie doesn't have a lot of advice for

you, her column is very popular with young people and it would do a LOT to raise

awareness among kids who don't read the New York Times yet. (I'd write to Auntie

myself, but I'm no longer in the correct age bracket).

> >

> > One things Auntie will NOT do is judge, blame or belittle a letter-writer

with misophonia. I've been following her column for several years, and she is

hands-down one of the most openminded and respectful people the internet has

ever known. People often come to her with questions they're afraid to ask their

own parents. (The site is, obviously, anonymous: your real name or e-mail won't

appear). I really, really hope somebody gets up the courage to write to her!

> >

> > Best wishes,

> > Kate K.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Awesome! I'm curious what she'll have to say too. Whoever sees it if it gets

put up on the blog should post it here as well.

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> > > For everyone who doesn't know Auntie Sparknotes, she's an online advice

columnist, sort of like a Dear Abby for teenagers. People e-mail her all kinds

of questions, and she tends to give great answers. Recently she answered a

question about starting college with a disability that's hard to explain to

others. (Here's a link:

http://community.sparknotes.com/2011/09/15/auntie-sparknotes-matriculating-while\

-disabled). The letter-writer was asking about scoliosis, but I think Auntie's

answer applies equally to misophonia. Certainly worth a read.

> > >

> > > If you want to do something great for other teenagers with misophonia: I

think it would be awesome if someone wrote Auntie Sparknotes a question about

living with this condition. The great thing is that you don't have to describe

the condition in a short e-mail: just include a link to one of the many articles

that exist on the internet now. Even if Auntie doesn't have a lot of advice for

you, her column is very popular with young people and it would do a LOT to raise

awareness among kids who don't read the New York Times yet. (I'd write to Auntie

myself, but I'm no longer in the correct age bracket).

> > >

> > > One things Auntie will NOT do is judge, blame or belittle a letter-writer

with misophonia. I've been following her column for several years, and she is

hands-down one of the most openminded and respectful people the internet has

ever known. People often come to her with questions they're afraid to ask their

own parents. (The site is, obviously, anonymous: your real name or e-mail won't

appear). I really, really hope somebody gets up the courage to write to her!

> > >

> > > Best wishes,

> > > Kate K.

> > >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I hope she replies soon.

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> > > > For everyone who doesn't know Auntie Sparknotes, she's an online advice

columnist, sort of like a Dear Abby for teenagers. People e-mail her all kinds

of questions, and she tends to give great answers. Recently she answered a

question about starting college with a disability that's hard to explain to

others. (Here's a link:

http://community.sparknotes.com/2011/09/15/auntie-sparknotes-matriculating-while\

-disabled). The letter-writer was asking about scoliosis, but I think Auntie's

answer applies equally to misophonia. Certainly worth a read.

> > > >

> > > > If you want to do something great for other teenagers with misophonia: I

think it would be awesome if someone wrote Auntie Sparknotes a question about

living with this condition. The great thing is that you don't have to describe

the condition in a short e-mail: just include a link to one of the many articles

that exist on the internet now. Even if Auntie doesn't have a lot of advice for

you, her column is very popular with young people and it would do a LOT to raise

awareness among kids who don't read the New York Times yet. (I'd write to Auntie

myself, but I'm no longer in the correct age bracket).

> > > >

> > > > One things Auntie will NOT do is judge, blame or belittle a

letter-writer with misophonia. I've been following her column for several years,

and she is hands-down one of the most openminded and respectful people the

internet has ever known. People often come to her with questions they're afraid

to ask their own parents. (The site is, obviously, anonymous: your real name or

e-mail won't appear). I really, really hope somebody gets up the courage to

write to her!

> > > >

> > > > Best wishes,

> > > > Kate K.

> > > >

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