Not ‘puzzling’. Infinite.

I may puzzle some people.  Some people puzzle me.  Some people are just designed to be puzzled.  Sometimes neither person …

The fondness spectrum

In the neurotypical world, there is generally a limited gradient in terms of the type and intensity of fondness that …

International Women’s Day, through one Asperger’s / autistic lens

In a way, I feel like a bit of an outsider in celebrating IWD.  After all, in order to fully …

Depathologizing Asperger’s / autism ~ it’s a normal and healthy neurological orientation

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a very long time.  The thought struck me sometime in April 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)” …

Asperger’s / autism and puberty, gender identity, & nonbinarism ~ one Aspie / autistic person’s experience

Biologically, I was born female. My brain doesn’t agree.  Never has. My brain doesn’t see myself, my identity, my person, …

10 Things *not* to assume about all Asperger’s / autistic females

My mom always said, “never assume.  Look at the way it’s spelled.  To assume makes an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ …