Distant or cautious?

One of the most pervasive myths about Asperger’s/autism is that we’re all distant and aloof.  This is especially true about …

Confessions of one Aspie / autistic ~ sometimes I really *don’t* care

I might catch hell for this one.  After all, the notions that many of us are extra-empathetic and that we …

Reaching out vs Drawing in ~ a social quandary for many autistic people

My Asperger’s/autism is further shaped and shaded by an INTJ Myers-Briggs personality type.  One interesting feature of the INTJ type …

Distant, aloof…and embarrassed

People on the spectrum often get accused of lacking empathy and coming up short on social skills. Most of the …

So…about that empathy quotient quiz ~ from an (one) Asperger’s / autistic point of view

I need to make one thing (OK, two things) very clear: the first is, I did not arrive at my …