The Veil [autistic poetry]

(My favorite day of the year is Samhain/Halloween, and my favorite place is an open road, especially somewhere in the …

Asperger’s / autism and the mental jukebox

I’m awake, therefore there’s a song running through my head. Today, because it’s sunny (in South Texas, what else is …

Processing loss

Oh my gosh, how do I do this?  I’m at a loss, confused, and alone, the latter of which I …

Benefits of listening to classical music for Asperger’s / autistic people [Mental Health Monday]

I stumbled upon a fascinating article about the health benefits of listening to classical music [1]. These benefits are mostly …

The Mirror [Creative Writing on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum]

Some of you who have become familiar with this blog (Thank You! 🙂 ) may have already stumbled upon the …

Lost, and how music saved (saves) me

When I awoke from today’s highly unusual 4-hour nap, I had been dreaming about being lost, looking for someone, eliciting …

Shapeshifting ~ Part 2

In the previous post on this subject, I covered my various personas, or avatars, I adopted during various phases of …

More songs that brought me through my Asperger’s / autism discovery journey

Music has literally saved me, countless times.  I’ll probably write a post dedicated to that subject in the near future. …

One Aspie’s “Asperger soundtrack” explained…

I guess I feel like writing semi-odd posts today.  Or maybe if not “odd”, then certainly unusual, a bit outside …

Constructing a Timeline of Life: my Aspie-flavored autobiography, Part 2 of 3

This is the second installment of my Asperger’s-tinted autobiography.  As stated in Part 1, I’m writing this for (at least) …

Aspie / autistic communication ~ my forms

I’m an Aspie.  I’m verbal.  Many Aspie/autistic people are.  Some aren’t.  But even if we aren’t verbal, that doesn’t mean …

One Aspie’s “autism discovery soundtrack”

This post–and indeed, this concept–might seem kind of odd, but to make an incredible understatement, music is a central and …