Asperger’s / autism, alexithymia, and me

Hi all!  OK, first some quick updates… I’ve fished some comments out of my spam folder (dang WordPress!) and replied …

They thought I was ‘intense’…when I was actually autistic

All my life, the word “intense” has crept into the conversation, usually in reference to my personality or my behavior …

4 words never to say to me

“Excuses are for losers.” Unfortunately, those are my father’s favorite words.  And he loves to toss them around, even when …

How Asperger’s / autism helps to shape my worldview

As someone on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, I look at life, the universe, and everything from multiple angles.  My Asperger’s/autistic operating …

Not ‘passing’ doesn’t mean ‘failing’

Over the past year and a quarter-ish, I’d been experiencing a lot of “first”s–the first time doing “this” or “that” …

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, …

The double-edged sword of labels in the autistic world

I wrote once in defense of labels, before defending and embracing labels was cool (insert wry grin here). The recoil …

Jumping to assumptions

As I journey further up (not down) my personal Asperger’s/autism spectrum discovery path, I’ve come to view human nature in …

‘Research says there are only 4 emotions’ – one Aspie’s response

One day, my counselor/therapist asked me to try to identify what I was feeling.  He listed off the basic categories …

Positive aspects of Asperger’s / autism

When searching for traits, characteristics, or symptoms of Asperger’s (and the rest of the autism spectrum, to an extent) online, …

Why the “rest” of the world is largely unaware of people on the spectrum

Today marks exactly–and only–3 1/2 months since I discovered my membership on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum. Before that, the possibility had …