Sharing: Divergence and Diversity

Fantastic post, dear one!  Luke Beardon is incredible, and I love the work that he does!  Thank you so much …

Sharing: Only connect

Originally posted on Counting the Ways:
Recently Laina posted about her Jukebox App which is firmly installed in her brain. I, too, have…

Depathologizing Asperger’s / autism ~ The strength vs ‘lacking’ edition

In her book “The Autistic Brain”, right there on page 122, Temple Grandin introduces a new term to my world: …

To the parent whose child was just diagnosed with autism

Hi moms and dads 🙂 A little muse tapped me on the shoulder today to let me know that somebody …

Sometimes I get impatient

I’ve said before (probably too many times) that as an Asperger’s/autistic person, I tend to think and process information differently. …

Asperger’s / autism and microaggression

I don’t remember how I came across the term “microaggression”, but apparently I did, and I’m guessing that it was …

I supported neurodiversity before I knew it existed

Not that I deserve anything special for it.  It just happened. 🙂 They sat across from me, in my consultation …

365 days of autistic blogging and silent waving

I have a confession to make: when I found out that the description of Asperger’s/autism fit me hand in glove, …

Please don’t say “Autism Mom / Dad / Parent” for attention

(Beginning Note: please know that if you’re reading this, it totally doesn’t apply to you 🙂 and thus, please try …

My personal autism support pledge

I pledge… Not to support any company that supports A$ or its affiliates Not to click on any Google search …

To the distraught parents of autistic children: please don’t hate autism <3

(Beginning Note: In this post, I’m not assuming that all parents of children found to be on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum …

The Asperger’s / autism spectrum ~ the next evolutionary step?

The first time I heard this theory, it came from my partner, many years ago.  As usual, the threads of …