Two years ago, before the damage to my brain last year, I was a more prolific writer, fueled in no … More
Tag: childhood
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.
They thought I was being ‘dramatic’… when I was just actually autistic
My mom is a very patient and loving person. But despite nearly-endless patience, she would occasionally get exasperated with me. … More
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; … More
The joy of spinning
It seems to be a common theme among the Asperger’s/autism spectrum community: a huge proportion of us loved to spin … More
I probably would have preferred *not* to be mainstreamed in school
For the cheap seats (in case this is your first visit to this blog)… 🙂 I’m an Aspie/autie; that is … More
Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 3
This is the third and last post in my “Tania Marshall ~ first signs of Asperger’s in young girls (preschool)” … More
Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 2
I swear, it’s almost like Tania Marshall (and several other notable authors on Asperger’s/autism in females) had sat outside our … More
Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 1
When I first started on my Asperger’s self-discovery journey, I googled for “aspergers traits females” or something similar. One of … More
Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: Symptoms…in early development
Today, I’ll continue with my series of posts on how the US CDC criteria appear to apply to someone in … More
‘The cheese stands alone’ ~ (a neurodivergent paradox)
“The Farmer in the Dell” is a children’s song, usually sung in unison, in nursery or elementary/primary school. We sang … More
Invisible Division ~ school life as an Aspie / autistic girl (the condensed version)
I’ve fairly frequently touched on various elements of my childhood school experience in other posts, but today, I’ve been inspired … More
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