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Hi everyone!  I know I just published a post, so I apologize for another post in rapid succession, but something …

Sharing: The Asperger Individualism

Originally posted on THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY :
Throughout my life and modest literary endeavours, I firmly acknowledged the supreme primacy of detail before…

Incomplete autism (?)

Sometimes I feel like I’m not exactly a “completely” autistic person, in a way. What does that mean? Well, it’s …

Sharing: Done with that autism spectrum “disorder” business

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
I woke up a bit irritated, today. I’m happy for the weekend, but the weather is dreary, and…

File under: Say What?? ~ Autism spectrum diagnosis is considered a “fluid and variable” status

Could you really qualify for the autism spectrum at one point, and then not qualify later?

How to get an Asperger’s / autism diagnosis in the US without potential “issues”…

Some of you may be thinking, “cognitive dissonance much?  A month ago you were warning us not to get a …

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 …

Standing at the gates (of formal Asperger’s / autism diagnosis)

Well, the first official consultation appointment, anyway. Tonight is the eve of my first meeting with my specialist for the …

Sneaking a peek (at what others had to say)

So anyway, I’m going through my formal Asperger’s assessment (well OK–the first of what I hope will be two assessments). …

Sharing: Sitting across the room from learned helplessness

Every word in this post is gold. I’ve debated with myself whether or not I would’ve preferred being diagnosed as …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part B (2-4): restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior

This is the third post (although it could be considered the second half of the second post) in a multi-post …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part B (1): Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements

This is the second post in what will probably ultimately become a series of four or five posts, in which …