Leave it to my autistic father to use math to explain compassion.

~ Ariyah Carey, with a loving smile.


I have rarely been able to make my words match my feelings. I know what I want to convey in my mind and from my heart, but when I try to share it with others, it often doesn’t land.

My language only seems to make sense to me, and I often cannot make sense of the language of others—especially when it comes to feelings. I can’t teach people to understand how I think, nor can I seem to learn how their minds work. It’s frustrating.


Math is the language of the universe.”

~ Neil DeGrasse Tyson


There is one language, however, that can be taught. That can make sense. Neil would say it is a language that is true whether you…

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