How Aspie / autistic people communicate, Part 1: Why we keep talking about something

On the one hand, many Aspie/autistic people don’t talk much.  In social situations, we may “clam up” and desire to …

An Aspie goes to the mall for the first time since diagnosis

For me, the mall is a yin-yang of heaven and hell. On the one hand, there’s so much action and …

Dear Dad, Happy Father’s Day! Love, an Aspie

I wrote a post for my Mom last month, and since she always said “it takes two”, which includes the …

An Aspie/autistic’s Bill of Rights

Autism/Asperger’s is a human rights issue. Myths, misconceptions, and outright lies continue to surround our neuro-type.  I’ve written (a lot) …

Most people *don’t* practice acceptance of autism

I have a very honest question for allistics (those people who are not on the spectrum): Would you know an …

Stop hijacking our terms; meltdowns and tantrums are not the same

Lately, I’ve noticed that it has become an En Vogue Thing for a mother of a young child to claim …

School life as a little Aspie girl

Hey…cool kids over there… Why don’t you like me? Why can’t you give me a chance? If you did, you’d …

How one Aspie perceives suffering (it’s complicated)

This post is borne of the general public’s/”official authority’s” misinterpretation of Aspie emotions and empathy; we’re often accused of “lacking …

An Aspie tries to work up the courage to clean the apartment…

Our apartment is a mess.  No, it’s not completely unsanitary, nor does it resemble a “Hoarders” episode.  But it is …

Star-shaped peg in a square-pegged world – Part 3: Cure, prevention, and eugenics

I don’t want to delve too far into “us vs them-ness” (although I’m not sure I can help it, at …