The lovely Margo Comeau, a friend and fellow autistic person, contacted me on Facebook, asking me if I would share … More
Tag: school
Learning disability, or different learning ability?
In school, I struggled. It doesn’t matter which year of school we’re talking about, whether it was kindergarten, or my … More
A letter to my younger self…
(Content warning: brief, indirect mentions of suicide) There are times in which I wish I could go back and talk … More
I tried to be cool
At first, it wasn’t like that. In kindergarten (both years, for me), nobody really understands the concept of “cool”, so … More
The downside to being (autistic and) “bright”
“You’re so smart; why can’t you do this or that?” “You could have gotten an A, if only you’d done … More
I probably would have preferred *not* to be mainstreamed in school
For the cheap seats (in case this is your first visit to this blog)… 🙂 I’m an Aspie/autie; that is … More
Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 3
This is the third and last post in my “Tania Marshall ~ first signs of Asperger’s in young girls (preschool)” … More
Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 1
When I first started on my Asperger’s self-discovery journey, I googled for “aspergers traits females” or something similar. One of … More
‘The cheese stands alone’ ~ (a neurodivergent paradox)
“The Farmer in the Dell” is a children’s song, usually sung in unison, in nursery or elementary/primary school. We sang … More
Invisible Division ~ school life as an Aspie / autistic girl (the condensed version)
I’ve fairly frequently touched on various elements of my childhood school experience in other posts, but today, I’ve been inspired … More
Asperger’s / autism and embarrassment…
Along my Asperger’s journey so far, I’ve come across two opposing types of Aspies: those who get embarrassed easily, and … More
The Asperger’s / autism spectrum and anxiety ~ That ‘informational’ post I promised…
In my last post, I alluded to having a nice, long, academic post on Asperger’s/autism and anxiety all ready to … More