(My) Autism ~ Stripping the pipelines

I suppose I’ve been in sort of a cocoon lately.  To transform into what, I don’t quite know yet.  I’m …

Eyes don’t sparkle … do they?

Some plays on words confuse me; I might be taking their meaning too literally.

Don’t worry; I’m fine

A meandering journey through my layered thought process of to whom to disclose what, and the Aspie/autistic social awkwardness involved

Silence, success, and failure ~ an (one) Aspie / Autistic perspective

(Preface, added after some misunderstanding: this is not a slam on neurotypical people, nor is it meant to speak for …

Autism, irony, and the Self-Esteem Movement

This is something that has always bothered me, even as a then-unknown autistic person.  The difference between then and now, …

Dear Neurotypical friends…

I may have a social disability.  I may say or do things that seem strange to you or put you …

Of machine and human

There was a time, over half my life ago, that I wanted to be machine. Not a machine, necessarily, but …

15 More things not to say (or do) to an (this) Asperger’s / autistic person

It’s been a about a year (give or take) since I’ve written a post on the dos and don’ts of …

They thought I was ‘intense’…when I was actually autistic

All my life, the word “intense” has crept into the conversation, usually in reference to my personality or my behavior …

Authentic autistic

Authenticity is good.  It’s a compliment of character, a selling point for goods and services.  Whether we’re talking about food …

Letting go

Another topic that in hindsight didn’t get its due coverage (during the early days of my Asperger’s/autism spectrum discovery) is …

Sharing: No More “Glitches” for a While (with long and tirade-y explanation including things that aren’t grammar-related)

I simply *had* to share this!  It’s just too good not to.  Myths dispelled, stereotypes shredded, and just enough well-placed …