(My) Asperger’s / autism and emptiness

Usually, I don’t feel empty–at least, not when others would expect me to.  I don’t feel empty when I’m alone, …

“What do *you* do?” and other ways to trigger an Aspie/autistic person

Some of you are aware, at varying levels, that I’ve had a hilariously crappy week.  As in, so crappy that …

Sharing: Politics, Discouragement, and Energy

Originally posted on Mamautistic:
I’m writing this post primarily for myself so please don’t read it if you’re feeling horribly…

Shapeshifting ~ Part 2

In the previous post on this subject, I covered my various personas, or avatars, I adopted during various phases of …

Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 3

This is the third and last post in my “Tania Marshall ~ first signs of Asperger’s in young girls (preschool)” …

Sharing: The point of it all

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
It all seems so surreal, sometimes… The last few weeks have seen an upsurge in passionate…

Invisible Division ~ school life as an Aspie / autistic girl (the condensed version)

I’ve fairly frequently touched on various elements of my childhood school experience in other posts, but today, I’ve been inspired …

Asperger’s / autism and loneliness…

Loneliness is another one of my internal tugs-of-war. On one hand, I cherish and frequently need time alone.  I get …

Myths about Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 2

True to form, the previous post got longer than I expected (Lol).  This post is a continuation of a discussion …

How Aspies communicate, Part 3: Other over-communication

Even if Aspie/autistic people are not going on and on endlessly about one particular topic, we might be rather verbose …

How Aspie / autistic people communicate, Part 2: Straight-up

Aspie/autistic people are generally a pretty straight-up lot.  We tend to tell it like it is.  We don’t mean to …