Autism is not psychopathy, and autistic people are not psychopaths [Mental Health Monday]

The word “psychopath” has come up in connection with the Asperger’s/autism spectrum.  In my filtered world, the “filter” referring to …

The *real* epidemic surrounding Asperger’s / autism

I hold the belief that Asperger’s/autism is not the “epidemic”‘that it has been made out to be. More people are …

Smacking down the Asperger’s / autism violence myth

Upon coming out as Aspie/autistic to a friend last year, I was shocked when, during one of our early discussions, …

Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 5: You hired an Aspie / autist! Now what?

My partner suggested I write a follow-up post that explains what an employee on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum might “look like” …

Reaching out to parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children, with love from an Asperger’s / autistic adult

I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time.  I’ve long felt a desire to reach out to the …

Myths about Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 3

Whew, I’m doing a marathon today lol.  I didn’t expect to do a Part 3, but, well, I know I …

Myths about Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 2

True to form, the previous post got longer than I expected (Lol).  This post is a continuation of a discussion …

Myths about Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 1

I’ve been mulling over this for a long time, and it’s about time I wrote it.  This might get long, …

12 (more) things TO say and do to people “with” Asperger’s / autism

I wrote about this subject before, too (20 Things TO Say), but that was eons (almost three months) ago.  In …

10 things people say to Asperger’s / autistic people that irk some of us, but I’m OK with (so far)

My own Asperger’s discovery is still a rather recent one, in the grand scheme of life.  Luckily, I don’t interact …