Star-shaped peg in a square-pegged world – Part 2: ‘Aspie / Autistic Pride’?

Disclaimer: This is another “Spectrumhood is fine, mmmmkay?” post.  I respect that not all of us on the spectrum feel …

“Serenity”: a pleasant surprise guest post

My next post was going to be the second installment in the series I began with the previous post, but …

Star-shaped peg in a square-pegged world – Part 1: Curing out of convenience

A quick note before I begin…Please understand that this post is not meant to brow-beat the good allistic parents/friends/significant others …

A day in the life of one Aspie

Although the question “what’s it like to be Aspie/autistic?” often rates among the Top 10 Most Annoying Questions for many …

Aspie wife + Neurotypical husband: the new diagnosis from his perspective

The Early Background: I’ve been involved with my partner for 17 years now.  We’ve always been very different people with …

How integrative / Functional Medicine *could* help people on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum

In a recent post, I gave the majority of Functional Medicine doctors a piece of my Aspie mind.  As both …

Why you *want* an Aspie/autistic doctor, and how to spot one

As both a doctor and an Aspie, I made the bold claim in yesterday’s post that being an Aspie actually …

Functional Medicine and Asperger’s / autism: A rant and a possible solution

I am a doctor who practices integrative medicine. I’m also an Aspie. In progressive, inclusive medicine circles, the name Dr Mark …

Dear Mom, Happy Mother’s Day! Love, an Aspie

Dear Mom, Thank you. Thank you for realizing that I was different, and accepting, embracing, and encouraging that difference, without …

Everything old is new again: my vocabulary transformation

Often, with a new Asperger’s/autism spectrum diagnosis/realization comes a transformation of vocabulary, too.  This definitely happened to me.  All of …

Now I know why…

It’s been almost 6 weeks since I began to I wander through the half-battlefield/half-enchanted-forest that, for me, is my recent …

No one knew me

A commenter graciously mentioned that he looked forward to hearing more about my discovery of autism spectrum membership, so with …