Autism ‘awareness’ is not enough

Welcome to the 2017 edition of Autism “Awareness” Month (heh).  This month, I will probably reveal my Activist Face a …

Asperger’s / autism and ‘black-and-white thinking’

Recently, the subject of “black-and-white thinking” has come up in the (awesome!!) comments section of a couple of the posts …

Autism research progress ~ hopeless without anecdotes?

Autism research is stalemated in a sorry state.  The establishment of researchers, mental health professionals, neurology specialists, puzzle piece groups, …

Exclusion, inclusion, and … the autism spectrum

When someone tells me they have good news and bad news and they ask me which one I’d prefer to …

Unusual, interesting, and positive statements my partner has made about Asperger’s / autistic people

One of the attributes that attracted me to my partner is his unusual thoughts and his atmospheric level of insight …

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 …

12 (more) things *not* to say or do to someone “with” Asperger’s / autism

(Note: I put “with” in quotes because I know that many of us don’t consider our Asperger’s/autism as something we …