Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Author. Speaker. Educator.

Expert on Mental Health and Neurodiversity

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With evocative storytelling and incisive research, Pryal brings a new eye to the mental health crisis that higher education has faced for decades.
University of Kansas Press, Fall 2023
West Chester University, PA
March 1, 2023

How to Scale Back, Even When It Seems Impossible

:: My therapist insisted that I make some serious changes to my life. Everything that wasn’t essential to my life had to go. I had to quit hard things, and some seemed impossible. But sometimes we have to scale back to survive, to thrive. Here’s how I did it and how you can, too.

On Not Feeling Good Enough, and What to Do About It.

:: I’ve spend most of my life not feeling good enough. Like I have something to prove. You might feel the same, but the good news is, we don’t have to live this way. 

Why Did I Seek an Autism Diagnosis?

:: Like so many autistic adults who are diagnosed later in life, my past clicked into focus once I was diagnosed. All of my awkwardness that led to bullying and more—I didn’t realize how much I blamed myself for those things. Why couldn’t I have been stronger? What was wrong with me? I didn’t realize that I never had a chance because I never received support.

From Deadline to Depression

:: Coming out from under a crushing deadline doesn’t mean you’re going to be happy. It can mean the opposite.