Eleven is a tough age. It pulls on every fiber of your body. It tugs at every neuron in your … More
Tag: fitting in
Asperger’s / autism and self-acceptance (#IveLearnedToAccept)
Several months ago (I’m not sure exactly when–I only remember that it was hot outside, which narrows the timeframe down … More
Sharing: Wrong Model, Wrong Research
Originally posted on Eclectic Autistic:
I was going to write a long, detailed post directed at MIT about their announcement of…
The ABCs of social awkwardness
When writing the notes for my previous post about unsuccessful mimicking, my brain diverted suddenly, off on a tangent, kind … More
Sharing: Letting Go Of Fitting In
Originally posted on Eclectic Autistic:
I was very honored to present this essay yesterday as one of six personal accounts selected to…
I tried to be cool
At first, it wasn’t like that. In kindergarten (both years, for me), nobody really understands the concept of “cool”, so … More
Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t I?
Some days are bright and sunny in my brain. On those days, I feel almost invincible. Whatever I touch turns … More
(My) Asperger’s / autism and people-pleasing
I’m a people-pleaser. There – I said it. Definitely not all the time. But enough of the time that it … More
Shapeshifting ~ Part 2
In the previous post on this subject, I covered my various personas, or avatars, I adopted during various phases of … More
Shapeshifting ~ Part 1
I ran across AnonymouslyAutistic (Anna)’s amazing post about multiple personas a long time ago (which, these days, is like five … More
Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: (yeah…about that ‘masking’ thing…)
This post is the fifth post in a multi-post series in which I’ve interpreted the United States’ official CDC criteria … More
‘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 … More
