To the parent whose child was just diagnosed with autism

Hi moms and dads 🙂 A little muse tapped me on the shoulder today to let me know that somebody …

The Asperger’s / autism spectrum ~ the next evolutionary step?

The first time I heard this theory, it came from my partner, many years ago.  As usual, the threads of …

Sharing: Another autistic use for the DSM-V

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about how we define autism and whether that is even…

Friends on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum

Throughout my life, I’ve always had a hard time making friends.  I’ve always ever only had three good friends at …

70 of the absolute BEST #ActuallyAutistic blog posts I’ve ever read (300th post)

In the very first post on this blog and on my currently-pinned Twitter tweet, I state that “The Silent Wave”, …

My shiny new yardstick

I have a confession to make: I don’t know what my new yardstick should be. Some may scratch their heads …

Aspie / Autistic Operating System (AOS) “apps”

I thought I’d have a little fun tonight… 🙂 I toss the term “operating system” around fairly frequently when talking …

An evening with a mother of a child suspected to be autistic

I’m still in Winter Wonderland, 1035 aeronautical miles from my home.  Despite my previous misgivings, it has actually been a …

How I “came out” as an Aspie / autistic to a patient…

Her daughter was an Aspie, plain as day.  I had never seen or met this girl, but to hear her …

Depathologizing Asperger’s / autism ~ it’s a normal and healthy neurological orientation

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a very long time.  The thought struck me sometime in April of …

(My Autism Is… (#AutismIs)

… missing things other people see, and seeing things other people miss … both a disability and a superpower … …

Sharing: I’ve Worked Hard to Become Who I Am – Never Give Up

It looks like the “autistic synchronicity” has struck again!  After VV’s and my posts regarding hard work and making the …