Sharing: I’m conducting a study, care to participate?

Originally posted on Little Miss Aspie:
I am conducting a student project entitled “Investigating emotion regulation in adults with and without  Autism…

Autism, body awareness, and ‘malingering’

The reframing never ends, it seems.  At least, it has become a new universal constant in my life over the …

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 …

Sharing: The #autistic medical model makes me sick

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
There’s more to my autistic self and experience than the medical model can conceptualize Note: This…

An open letter to natural, holistic, alternative, or integrative / Functional Medicine doctors…

Dear These Types of Doctors… I am one of you.  If I were sitting beside you at a conference, you …

Out and about for the first time in a while…

I met up with my parents today.  It would just be the three of us; my partner was off doing …

Smacking down the Asperger’s / autism violence myth

Upon coming out as Aspie/autistic to a friend last year, I was shocked when, during one of our early discussions, …

Sharing: Neuro research – Ouch! There #Ifixedit – Enhanced Hemispheric Symmetry of White Matter Microstructure in Autism

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
So, I came across an article from the Huff Post, earlier today, talking about how autistic…

It shouldn’t be our job to enlighten you about autism [Mental Health Monday]

(Disclaimer: this is mostly directed toward professionals working in the medicine and mental health fields, the people who claim we …

Sharing: Wrong Model, Wrong Research

This is an incredibly insightful post that I think is absolutely spot-on.  While I’m a self-confessed research addict, I do …

“I thought I was autistic / an Aspie, but the online quiz said ‘no’ “

No, this didn’t happen to me.  My quizzes and questionnaires returned unquestionable results, and my formal diagnosis was a pretty …

Asperger’s / autism (and related) online quizzes and questionnaires

When I first began to suspect that I fell somewhere on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, I immediately searched online for information, …