Remembering school life as a child unknown to be on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum

Two years ago, before the damage to my brain last year, I was a more prolific writer, fueled in no …

Wandering misty thoughts on friendship and doubt

Do you see me?  I’m hard to spot, in too large a crowd, which is loosely defined as anything above …

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.

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, …

4 words never to say to me

“Excuses are for losers.” Unfortunately, those are my father’s favorite words.  And he loves to toss them around, even when …

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 …

The Aspie gypsy

I’m feeling reminiscent today.  Maybe it’s because the calendar has swung around to the right marker in time.  Or maybe …

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 …

An open letter to my former early grade school teachers

Dear elementary school teachers of my early years, The first thing you should know is that I remember you.  I …

‘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 …

My mom is not an Autism (Warrior) Mom(TM)

My mom is not an Autism Mom.  She never was.  (I’m not saying it’s a bad thing to be one; …