“Excuses are for losers.” Unfortunately, those are my father’s favorite words. And he loves to toss them around, even when…
Babble [autistic poetry]
I wrote this one back on January 20, 1994, when I was 16 and not well. There were interesting clues…
Sharing: Only connect
Originally posted on Counting the Ways:
Recently Laina posted about her Jukebox App which is firmly installed in her brain. I, too, have…
Inside looking out
Looking out at the world, I see buildings and cars and people. People milling about, living their lives, doing what…
Like glitter [autistic poetry]
Every time I swear that it’s the last time Just one last time Just can’t take it Every defense I…
The silent wave has crashed
It’s 2.30am in the central United States. I stand in the entryway of the apartment, shoes on, jacket draped over…
Depathologizing Asperger’s / autism ~ The strength vs ‘lacking’ edition
In her book “The Autistic Brain”, right there on page 122, Temple Grandin introduces a new term to my world:…
