(My) Asperger’s / autism and grief

As some of y’all know, we recently lost our elderly fur-kid, a lovely cat named Murphy.  He was blond/orange/red-and-white long-hair …

I had planned to post something today…

…and golly, it looks like I am!  🙂 But I meant for this to be a slightly different post than …

Processing loss, Part 2 ~ Climbing out of the abyss [Mental Health Monday]

So, here I am.  Sitting on the deck, gazing at the trees, in some semblance of peace. Since alexithymia strikes …

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 …

The Asperger’s / autism spectrum and anxiety ~ The reality

I was all set to write a nice, comprehensive, academic post about the autism spectrum and anxiety.  I was going …

I pulled away…

Once, long before I knew I belonged on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, someone touched me.  It was nothing big, at least …

An Aspie grieves

(I’ll issue an almost-assured Trigger Alert/Content Warning for those who are especially sensitive to the grieving and suffering of others, …