Usually, I don’t feel empty–at least, not when others would expect me to. I don’t feel empty when I’m alone, … More
Tag: friendships
“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 … More
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 … More
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)” … More
Sharing: The point of it all
Originally posted on And Now… For My Next Trick!:
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
