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
Originally posted on I CAN Be Autistic:
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 … 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
Originally posted on I CAN Be Autistic:
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 … 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
