Echoes

So many autistic people have spoken.  Spoken up, spoken out, spoken like a boss.  Spoken as though they know what …

Distance

Discovering my autistic truth has not been a single cataclysmic moment, but rather, a series of enlightening ones.  The journey …

Know thyself [Mental Health Monday]

There’s been a revival of the self-diagnosis debate as it pertains to the Asperger’s/autism spectrum on social media (three guesses …

Sharing: Autistic Bilingualism

Originally posted on Autism and Expectations:
I’m bilingual My first language is English. It’s what my parents spoke at home, my first…

‘How are you?’ is a loaded question

On any given day, I can be ecstatic.   Or caught in the clutches of insatiable curiosity.  Or I feel …

‘On’ Again [autistic poetry]

Live and die by the rules Hierarchy reigns Step on siblings to climb Groaning under the strain No shelter from …

Autism, introspection, and fulfillment

I’ve decided to escape the confines of the office environment for a little while.  In what may or may not …

Autism is not psychopathy, and autistic people are not psychopaths [Mental Health Monday]

The word “psychopath” has come up in connection with the Asperger’s/autism spectrum.  In my filtered world, the “filter” referring to …

The problem with the Empathizing-Systemizing theory

Trudging further along the path of autistic self-discovery can lead one in so many different directions.  Sure to be a …

How it feels to live in my autistic innerworld

Come, my pretties.  I’m picking up hitchhikers today, in the safest of senses.  We’re not climbing into my truck; we’re …

‘We’ and ‘us’ vs ‘I’ and ‘me’

When I first realized that I’m on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, it became paramount to find out more about autism as …

Asperger’s / autism, alexithymia, and apathy

Today is a good day to connect dots.  Dot-connecting brings calm and contentment, weaving together various loose ends that might …