The silent wave has crashed

It’s 2.30am in the central United States.  I stand in the entryway of the apartment, shoes on, jacket draped over …

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 …

Driftwood of mind

I had every intention of diving straight into my work projects this morning.  And truthfully, I know that I will. …

‘More autistic’ after Asperger’s / autism diagnosis / discovery?

The first inkling I had that I might be Aspergian/autistic came from perusing medical journals.  I browsed through their archives, …

The challenges of communicating as an Asperger’s / autistic female (Intersectional)

Over the years, I’ve come to notice that there seems to be a double-standard in terms of male and female …

Professional Asperger’s / autism disclosure is almost always tricky for me

People on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum don’t have a quintessential “look”, as do, for example, people with Down Syndrome.  It might …

Hi. I’m Aspie / autistic, and I collect things…

According to the diagnostic criteria, we Aspie/autists seem to have quite the fascination with specific topics, objects, or subject matter.  …

Shapeshifting ~ Part 1

I ran across AnonymouslyAutistic (Anna)’s amazing post about multiple personas a long time ago (which, these days, is like five …

30 Things I’ve learned since learning that I ‘have’ Asperger’s / autism

(To be clear, when I write words like “I ‘have’” and “people ‘with’”, I’m not trying to advocate or emphasize …

(My Autism Is… (#AutismIs)

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

Standing at the Mirror Gate

After seven days of anticipation, the gavel bangs. The report has arrived, an innocuous little PDF file, attached to an …

When the “mask” begins to crack…

I rocked a lot today.  Back and forth, almost until I felt queasy (is that even possible?). Because I’m a …