Four years ago this evening, I was sitting in the stairwell outside, not far from the front door of our … More
Category: My Asperger’s/Autism discovery
One-(wo)man army
Last year was what I felt as a year of “Firsts”. My “first” airplane flight, my “first” conference, my “first” … More
The second video is live! :)
Howdy everybody! I did indeed make–and upload!–the second video tonight! 😁 This one is somewhat longer than the first one. … More
Autism, emotions, and self-expression
Hollywood and the media would have people believe that autistic people are “robots”. (I know, right?) But those of us … More
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 … More
Barometers
Common on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum is the occurrence of Alexithymia, or the difficulty with identifying and expressing emotions. During the … More
Of machine and human
There was a time, over half my life ago, that I wanted to be machine. Not a machine, necessarily, but … More
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. … More
How it feels to find my island
Roughly a year ago, I wrote about how it felt to find a personal circle of fellow Asperger’s/autistic peeps, a … More
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 … More
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 … More
Autistic retrospect
A year and five months later, I’ve come to realize that I shouldn’t have put off starting this blog. When … More
