Stone wall [autistic poetry]

This piece of autistic poetry was inspired by a combination of how I feel in crowded spaces and the song …

Distance

Discovering my autistic truth has not been a single cataclysmic moment, but rather, a series of enlightening ones.  The journey …

‘How are you?’ is a loaded question

On any given day, I can be ecstatic.   Or caught in the clutches of insatiable curiosity.  Or I feel …

‘On’ Again [autistic poetry]

Live and die by the rules Hierarchy reigns Step on siblings to climb Groaning under the strain No shelter from …

‘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, …

Praising us for acting neurotypical is *not* Asperger’s / autism acceptance

A little over a year ago, when I first had the sneaking (strong) suspicion that I’m probably on the Asperger’s/autism …

When mimicking fails…

I’ve written about mimicking before (here and here, to name a couple).  Mimicking other people takes on many forms.  Sometimes …

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 …

The wrong planet

When I first heard about the Asperger’s/autism spectrum discussion forum Wrong Planet (link to site), I instantly got the (half-) …

Shapeshifting ~ Part 1

I ran across AnonymouslyAutistic (Anna)’s amazing post about multiple personas a long time ago (which, these days, is like five …

Let me tell you about my “mild” form of autism…

By official standards, I’m considered an Aspie (internationally) or “high-functioning” autistic (in the US and other places that use the …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: (yeah…about that ‘masking’ thing…)

This post is the fifth post in a multi-post series in which I’ve interpreted the United States’ official CDC criteria …