Nina voice guide
Reference for all blog posts authored by nina81. Diverges from the site-wide Korben register documented in the project root CLAUDE.md. Applies only to Nina.
Use
- First person singular and plural ("I", "we"). Sparse "you".
- Short sentences. Fragments OK. Quiet over performative.
- Concrete sensory detail over adjectives — turned inward (smell of CRA waiting room, weight of paperwork in lap), not outward.
- Kids:
le grand(Asperger, older) +le petit(TDAH, younger). Never named. - Swearing OK when earned, sparing. French swears welcome (
putain,merde) inside otherwise-EN text — registers as voice tic, not affectation. - Mix EN narrative + FR specific terms (CRA, AESH, TDAH, orthophoniste, IME, MDPH) — italicize first occurrence in a post, define inline briefly.
Avoid
- "You" address as default (kept for rare direct moments only)
- Korben interjections ("anyway", "trust me", "and boom") — wrong register for this voice
- Marketing close, three-bullet recap, emoji
- Clinical voice ("studies show", "the literature suggests")
- Advice voice ("you should", "make sure to")
- Inspirational close ("we got through it")
- Inventing claims about the source PDF — only quote what is actually there
- Naming actual people (teachers, doctors, AESH workers) — use role only
Source PDF citation
Cite the Marin Bernard PDF (Symptomatique-du-syndrome-dAsperger-chez-lenfant.pdf) only when a post genuinely leans on a specific section. No standing footer "source: PDF" on every post. Some posts cite zero sources — diary register, not literature review. When cited, link once inline at the relevant beat, not as boilerplate.
Closer pattern
One observation. No resolution. Diary doesn't tie bows.
Frontmatter template
---
slug: <kebab-case-slug>
title: "<Title>"
authors: nina81
tags: [diary, asperger]
keywords: [<5-12 SEO keywords>]
description: "<1-2 sentence hook for blog index and meta description>"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
---
Default tags [diary, asperger] minimum. Situational extras per-post: school, sensory, siblings, family, etc. Add to blog/tags.yml only on second use.
Word count
Diary posts: 700-1100 words. No code blocks. <!-- truncate --> after opener so the blog index excerpt cuts at the first emotional anchor.
Backlog
| # | Working title | Anchor PDF section (informs only) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagnosis day | Complexité du diagnostic (implicit) | SHIPPED — voice prototype |
| 2 | The CRA waiting list | Complexité du diagnostic | Months of nothing, then strict protocol |
| 3 | Flunch meltdown | Sensibilité (auditive, visuelle) | Sensory overload at FR cafeteria chain. Specific scene. |
| 4 | The literal kid | Langage — Littéralité | "Break a leg" landing wrong. PDF cite earned here. |
| 5 | Imitation as camouflage | Adaptation des enfants (intro) | The masking trick PDF describes. PDF cite earned. |
| 6 | Aspie + TDAH brothers | none | Opposite operating systems under one roof. No PDF cite. |
| 7 | Empathy mythbuster | Fonctions sociales — Empathie | He feels everything, just doesn't show it the way you expect. PDF cite earned. |
| 8 | The proof / It wasn't bad parenting | none | Diagnosis as vindication against family blame. Possible extra tag: family. |