I was the sole supporter of my family. I got fired for being neurodivergent (ADHD & ASD).

I worked for a company for five years as an Art Director, four of those years remotely. Working from home changed everything for me. I did the best work of my career. I had no performance complaints, in fact I had many accolades. I was finally in an environment where my neurodivergent brain could thrive.

I loved my job. I thought they saw me.

Then I formally asked for remote work as an ADA accommodation. They took it away and fired me. This was in their termination letter:

"COAST does not see that you are a qualified individual with a disability under the ADA."

They put it in writing.

I decided I will not stand down and let this discrimination take over my life.

I looked for help. Lawyers reviewed our evidence, some called me back more than once, but in the end no one took the case. Left without a choice, my husband and I learned how to sue my former employer pro se in federal court. I have it all documented in writing with an unbelievable amount of detail. The case is now before a federal judge.

There are a lot of twists and turns and horrible treatment resulting in acute PTSD. It has affected my entire family, including my two neurodivergent children and my husband who is our caretaker. We are still feeling this nearly two years later. I have been searching for work and even positions that seem like a perfect fit will not touch my profile.

It has been a continuous fight for nearly two years while raising our kids, searching for work, and learning federal law from scratch. We are still standing.

This case is a matter of public record. I have nothing to hide. You can read every document, every filing, every piece of evidence yourself. Here is how: go to pacer.gov, create a free account, then search for Case No. 3:25-cv-01708-JR in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

If you are neurodivergent you know what it means to finally find a way of working that fits your brain. Remote work was it for me. This case is bigger than me. Every small act of support adds up to something none of us could do alone.

You do not have to march. You do not have to fight. You just have to show up in whatever way you can; share this, donate what you can, tell someone who needs to hear it. Every single one of those things matters.

Because when you support me, you are not just helping one family stay stable while fighting a federal lawsuit. You are saying to every neurodivergent person who has been told they are not enough, not qualified, not worthy of a career on their own terms:

"You are not alone."

That is what this is about. People, one by one, choosing to show up for each other.

Stand with me so I can offer my children the stability they need and show them that no one is above the law.