Looking out at the world, I see buildings and cars and people. People milling about, living their lives, doing what … More
Category: Asperger’s/Autism “Pride”/Positive Aspects
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: … More
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 … More
Sharing: The #autistic medical model makes me sick
I just had to share this! It’s too good not to. I agree 100%! This is my perspective, too. Excellent … More
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 … More
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…
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 … More
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 … More
Sharing: Done with that autism spectrum “disorder” business
I can very much relate to this! I totally agree. I’m all about the constructive, non-pathological approach and mindset. This … More
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 … More
Not ‘puzzling’. Infinite.
I may puzzle some people. Some people puzzle me. Some people are just designed to be puzzled. Sometimes neither person … More
Taking the ‘pity’ out of ‘serendipity’
I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that up until last night, I didn’t know what the word “serendipity” meant. I actually … More