7 Years on…

[Note: I wrote the bulk of this post on the evening of Thursday, 3/23/2023] It was seven years ago tonight …

Epilogue: Catching my breath

[By “Epilogue”, I do not mean that this is my last post for this blog.  In fact, quite the contrary!  …

Standing at the intersection of Asperger’s / autism and depression (?) [Mental Health Monday]

And I’m not sure which light is which.  I can’t tell what’s green, what’s yellow, and what’s red.  I can’t …

Processing loss, Part 2 ~ Climbing out of the abyss [Mental Health Monday]

So, here I am.  Sitting on the deck, gazing at the trees, in some semblance of peace. Since alexithymia strikes …

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to one autistic person’s galaxy ~ how to communicate with me, and how I’ll probably communicate with you

I’m probably starting to sound redundant and boring.  Or at least obsessed with the Hitchhiker concept.  Or something. But it’s …

(My) Asperger’s / autism and interruptions

As I amble about through life, I have two settings: “all” or “nothing”.  This is probably one of several real-life …

Careful with autism

This post was inspired by Rhi’s lovely post “An Autistic Anniversary“.  While reading it, my brain saw a butterfly and …

The Unlearning process

After reading Sonia’s beautiful “The unlearning #autism” piece, I realized that a chord had irrevocably been struck.  (Sonia and her …

Preparing for departure

This is a rather sad post, not very festive.  I wrote this for two reasons; the first being that it …

Trying to stave off Shutdown Mode

Being at the receiving end of a personal attack is stressful enough.  And I, like many Aspies have a strong …

Asperger’s / autistic people feel, too

(Possible Trigger Alert for people who are especially sensitive to animal or human suffering; although there are no vivid descriptions …