The Autistic Pride Award [500th Post]

As some of y’all are aware, it has become a little informal tradition on this blog to dedicate every 100th … More

#RedInstead ~ Autism Acceptance / Appreciation Month

Someday, as I type my ideas for blog posts out on my mobile, the Auto-Suggest feature won’t anticipate “Awareness” or … More

Update, March 29: what I’ve been doing lately & Autism Awareness Month

Hello, my Pretties! 🙂 First, I promise not to litter this blog with updates; this is the second one I’ve … More

Update, March 15: ‘Menu’ pages & more! One new, one existing page expanded

Hi Everyone! I’m amazed and humbled by how quickly this little blog has grown, and I’m ecstatic to meet and … More

International Women’s Day, through one Asperger’s / autistic lens

In a way, I feel like a bit of an outsider in celebrating IWD. After all, in order to fully … More

Sharing: getting rid of us won’t keep you safe: #actuallyautistic rage, MIT, and eugenics

I know, I know – I beat the MIT autism research center topic to death yesterday, but this was too … More

Asperger’s / autism, genetics, & MIT ~ Part 2: Jurautistic Park (nature likes us!)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has received funding to establish a brand-spankin’-new $20-million-dollar autism research wing. This makes me … More

Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 3: Thoughts on Interviewing, Hiring, and Promotion

This post is the third in what will ultimately be a four-part series on Hiring and Working With People “With” … More

Complaining about your husband “with” Asperger’s? I’m talking back…

(Trigger Warning (TW): ableism, neurotypical (NT) martyrdom, Asperger’s/autism as a pathology, etc…big-time) Before I get too far into this, I … More

Just exactly who is #LockedIn…?

The neurotypical population generally tends to perceive those of us on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum as “locked in”. Locked in what? … More

I don’t usually get political but…

I usually stay out of politics. I have my views, but they’re rather independent and they don’t fit easily into … More

#NoOneAskedUs, the Asperger’s / autistic people ~ The meaning behind the hashtag

The most widely-used and well-researched standardized assessment for a variety of mental disorders is the Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality Inventory, or … More