‘Least restrictive’ educational environment?

One of the biggest challenges I have faced being autistic is the experience of school.  From what I’ve seen and …

An evening with a mother of a child suspected to be autistic

I’m still in Winter Wonderland, 1035 aeronautical miles from my home.  Despite my previous misgivings, it has actually been a …

Sneaking a peek (at what others had to say)

So anyway, I’m going through my formal Asperger’s assessment (well OK–the first of what I hope will be two assessments). …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: (yeah…about that ‘masking’ thing…)

This post is the fifth post in a multi-post series in which I’ve interpreted the United States’ official CDC criteria …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: Symptoms…in early development

Today, I’ll continue with my series of posts on how the US CDC criteria appear to apply to someone in …

Asperger’s / autism and puberty, gender identity, & nonbinarism ~ one Aspie / autistic person’s experience

Biologically, I was born female. My brain doesn’t agree.  Never has. My brain doesn’t see myself, my identity, my person, …

Going Ahead ( … I think? )

I’m getting closer to being ready to take The Plunge into the world of formal diagnosis. I have identified and …

Asperger’s / autism and marriage / relationships ~ Part 3: What worked for me / us

As I mentioned before, I think one of the prerequisites for any healthy marriage or other long-term relationship is that …