Accept or Except?

Autism Awareness Month is coming.  Soon, all the world will co-opt a mysterious blue hue, which is a questionably-intended, definitely-misguided …

Exclusion, inclusion, and … the autism spectrum

When someone tells me they have good news and bad news and they ask me which one I’d prefer to …

A year later, self-diagnosis is ‘still’ ‘valid’ (duh) :)

I apologize for the rapid-firing of blog posts today.  I feel an internal compulsion to play catch-up, making up for …

My 3 Christmas Ghosts ~ one Aspie / autistic perspective

I celebrate Christmas, as well as several other holidays.  If Facebook had the option, my religious affiliation would say, “it’s …

I’m tired of having to prove myself

(This is kind of a “downer” post.  I’m sorry about that.  I wasn’t going to write it at all.  But …

The post I’ve been holding out on: an open letter to anti-self-diagnosis ‘elitists’

Hang on–don’t get mad yet; just keep reading. 🙂 (Disclaimer: I’ve had two and a half hours of sleep.  Thus, …

So … about that Asperger’s / autism self-diagnosis poll…

As many of you know (and are probably trying to forget right now–sorry about that), I set up a poll on …

‘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 …