Another topic that in hindsight didn’t get its due coverage (during the early days of my Asperger’s/autism spectrum discovery) is … More
Tag: liberation
‘More autistic’ after Asperger’s / autism diagnosis / discovery?
The first inkling I had that I might be Aspergian/autistic came from perusing medical journals. I browsed through their archives, … More
On the other side of tears :)
I’m OK. 🙂 In fact, I’m more than OK. I sit here beside a tree on a chilly morning. The … More
How discovering that I’m on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum has changed me
So anyway, as y’all know, yesterday I celebrated my “Aspie birthday” (please pardon the term–that’s just what it feels like … More
Relief and grief ~ the reality of adult Asperger’s / autism discovery
When one is diagnosed as Asperger’s/autistic (or otherwise realized to be on the spectrum) as an adult, an interesting dichotomy … More
Shedding [Mental Health Monday]
About three years ago, I decided I’d had enough. My father, an otherwise good hearted and decent man, had the … More
Dear recently-diagnosed Aspie / autistic adults <3
(Image Credit: Keri Bowers, a co-founder of one of my favorite sites ever, The Art of Autism collaborative (an article … More
Sometimes I prefer to be invisible
People on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum often find ourselves under scrutiny we didn’t ask for and don’t necessarily want. Some of … More
No longer pretending
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but a little while back, sometime after finding out that I “have” Asperger’s/autism, … More
About that ‘security blanket’ ~ a shout-out to the #ActuallyAutistic bloggers… (100th post)
In my original post (“The Silent Wave“)–and several other posts–I mentioned stumbling (quite happily) across a bunch of blogs, most … More
