Careful with autism

This post was inspired by Rhi’s lovely post “An Autistic Anniversary“.  While reading it, my brain saw a butterfly and …

It takes one to know one

The patient, whom I’ll call “P”, came into my office with their partner.  P had been diagnosed as Obsessive-Compulsive, and …

No longer nameless

My new name and picture aren’t really me. By telling these two lies, I can be honest about everything else

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 …

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 …

“Coming out” to friends and family as Asperger’s / autistic

(Beginning note: I’m don’t mean the term/concept of “coming out” to be inappropriate or marginalizing in any way toward the …

The Ripple Effect ~ Asperger’s / autism disclosure to work clientele

A friend of mine who is both self-employed and a recently-diagnosed autistic person mentioned to me that they tell their …

What happens when you say “no way–you can’t be autistic”

Saying “you can’t be autistic…!” can lead to devastating consequences. These include a dismissal of our true identity and a separation from our community.

12 (more) things TO say and do to people “with” Asperger’s / autism

I wrote about this subject before, too (20 Things TO Say), but that was eons (almost three months) ago.  In …