Inside looking out

Looking out at the world, I see buildings and cars and people.  People milling about, living their lives, doing what …

To the parent whose child was just diagnosed with autism

Hi moms and dads 🙂 A little muse tapped me on the shoulder today to let me know that somebody …

Sharing: The #autistic medical model makes me sick

Originally posted on Aspie Under Your Radar:
There’s more to my autistic self and experience than the medical model can conceptualize Note: This…

The Autistic Pride Award [500th Post]

As some of y’all are aware, it has become a little informal tradition on this blog to dedicate every 100th …

Sharing: Positively differently abled…

Originally posted on The Misadventures of Mama Pineapple:
It’s coming up to a week since I received verbal confirmation of my diagnosis. And whilst…

‘Special interest’ vs obsession

The diagnostic criteria for Asperger’s/autism includes the tendency toward: “Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus …

A really big Thank You <3

I wanted to let y’all know that this blog reached 100,000 hits sometime overnight the night before last, by over …

Omg, I’m pedantic, too. Kind of. Part 2

So…in the last post, I mentioned that I’m sort of pedantic.  And apparently, I’m not alone!   In that last …

Sharing: Done with that autism spectrum “disorder” business

Originally posted on Aspie Under Your Radar:
I woke up a bit irritated, today. I’m happy for the weekend, but the weather is dreary, and…

The problem with autism acceptance…

Autism Awareness Month is almost over. Does that mean that the rest of the world will revert back to a …