Six months on from diagnosis: sending love to little autistic me

April is Autism Awareness Month: a time to celebrate and honour the experiences and identities of autistic folks worldwide. So it feels very timely to share some thoughts about my journey of late diagnosis at 32.

ThoughtsSarah Rose-CherryApril 26, 2025Girlhood, Family, Mental health, Neurodivergence

This is what grief feels like

Grief can jolt you unexpectedly. It’s in the quiver of words left unspoken; words you play and replay in your head.

Here I share my thoughts on grief in its many forms. I explore my recent lived experiences with death, loss, heartbreak, mental illness, and neurodivergence.

ThoughtsSarah Rose-CherryMarch 2, 2025Grief, Love, Mental health, Neurodivergence

Once, I Was Lily

‘Once, I Was Lily’ is a short story about a young girl battling for control of her own mind. It was published by Deakin University as part of The Other Side digital anthology, B3-4 Publishing, May 2021.

Short story, Anthology, JournalSarah Rose-CherryJuly 4, 2021Mental health, Queerness, Relationships, Trauma

she is

‘she is’ is a free verse poem about girlhood, growing up, and dealing with childhood trauma. It was featured in Baby Teeth Journal, a Wollongong-based digital arts journal, July 2019.

Poetry, Journal, Free verseSarah Rose-CherryJuly 31, 2019Girlhood, Mental health, Trauma