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 …

(My) Asperger’s / autism and (my) spirituality

I wrote this post a year ago today.  I’m feeling a little “retro” at the moment.  🙂 How my spirituality …

#MeToo ~ Chapter 3: The ‘Artist’

(Beginning Comment: This is a long post, one of my longest in a while.  It tells a story that I’ve …

#MeToo ~ Chapter 2: The ‘Boyfriend’

Wow. ❤ ❤  First, I want to say a deep, heartfelt Thank You to everyone who has written about their …

#MeToo ~ Chapter 1

I have the feeling that I should issue the usual Content Advisories for obvious reasons.  If you’re feeling vulnerable right …

Another face [autistic poetry]

(I wrote this in the summer of 1995, while listening to the soothing contemporary sounds of Canadian artist Mae 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 …

Distance

Discovering my autistic truth has not been a single cataclysmic moment, but rather, a series of enlightening ones.  The journey …

How it feels to live in my autistic innerworld

Come, my pretties.  I’m picking up hitchhikers today, in the safest of senses.  We’re not climbing into my truck; we’re …

I was just trying to be friendly

Maybe I tried a little too hard. Maybe I agreed a little too often.  Maybe I smiled a little too …

‘Least restrictive’ educational environment?

One of the biggest challenges I have faced being autistic is the experience of school.  From what I’ve seen and …

Asperger’s / autism support I could actually use

As I peer around the blogosphere, I can’t help but notice various references to “Asperger’s/autism support”. What does that even …