Adventures in awkward [autistic poetry]

Today was another day in which I felt inspired to “rewrite” my own “lyrics” to an existing song.  I’ve been …

Starting again…

Well, The Silent Wave has certainly lived up to its name in the past couple of weeks (months?), hasn’t it?  …

(My personal) blogging tips for the Asperger’s / Autistic Blogging Community [600th Post]

What I’ve learned, often the hard way, about blogging, and what I noticed when I fixed it – essentially, how to boost your blog visibility…

The sun shines in October [autistic creative writing]

A raw, unadulterated review of various aspects of my autistic childhood as I saw them when I wrote this at 16.

The Silent Glacier ~ winter is my autistic sensory deprivation tank

Because I’m still in a Winter Wonderland, on vacation/holiday far away from my home, I have limited time to write …

Autism is my social enigma

Socialization is one of those “benchmarks” that appears on the list of “normal” behaviors.  It even has its own timeline; …

Autism is my code-key

Growing up, I heard the word “weird” frequently.  So frequently, in fact, that I used its finger to point at …

Fingers [autistic poetry]

I’ve often been inspired to “rewrite” my own “lyrics” to other peoples’ songs.  I’ve been doing this practically my whole …

Autism and mirroring

I was learning how to be a doctor.  I was steeped in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, clinical diagnosis, physical diagnosis, pediatrics, …

Dear Neurotypical friends…

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

My Asperger’s / autism and (my need for) self-defense [Mental Health Monday]

Still peeling the onion.  Asperger’s/autism discovery as an adult, for me, has been a never-ending–yet unpredictable–cycle of unpacking and reframing. …

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 …