The Silent Wave awakes from slumber

This has been a rather quiet place for quite a while. As usual, I can explain… I meant to post … More

(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 … More

Feathers [autistic poetry]

I wrote this 19 years ago today, during a reflection upon a summer crush I had that year. It turns … More

feeling thoughts [autistic poetry]

(I wrote this four years ago, about someone whom I’ll call the female love of my life. (I’m asexual but … More

The fondness spectrum

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

How to love someone on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum

Recently, I received a question from a gentle reader, who is non-autistic, but is involved with an Aspie/autistic person. I … More

(Rambling thoughts on) Asperger’s / autism and love

It’s been almost a year since I stumbled upon the fact that I’m on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum. Right away, everything … More

‘An Aspie Who Lives With His Grandmother’ by Tom Clements (formerly known as ‘The Autistic Buddha’)

This is a beautiful and heartwarming article written by Tom Clements, who has also been known as The Autistic Buddha. … More

What your Asperger’s / Autistic partner or significant other probably wants you to know ~ Part I

First, a little background… In terms of biology and anatomy, I’m female. In terms of gender identity, I’m non-binary; I … More

Navigating the potential pitfalls of relationships for people “with” Asperger’s / autism

In my last post, I wrote what ended up to be a (lengthy-but-basic) “tutorial” of sorts about relationships as seen … More

The challenges of relationships for people “with” Asperger’s / autism

This post would be a lot easier to write if I actually knew whether or not my own partner is … More

An autistic wedding anniversary

There is no “head over heels, OMG he makes my heart pound and my head spin” kind of feeling. What we have is even better than that: a calm, balanced, and comfortable life together, interwoven and intertwined.