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
This is an incredibly insightful post that I think is absolutely spot-on. While I’m a self-confessed research addict, I do … More
Sharing: Letting Go Of Fitting In
What a brilliant post! No wonder it was one of only six selected for reading at the recent AANE conference … More
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
