Asperger’s / autism and regret

Statistically, at age 39, I’m only halfway through the predicted human life expectancy.  But I made a “Bucket List” a …

Autistic, Staring, and Silent

I’ve heard some parents of autistic children mention that their child stares into space, sometimes for long periods of time, …

The beauty in the gray

An INTJ-A* (Myers-Briggs type) Aspie (that’s me) is about as “black and white” as it gets. Something either is, or …

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)” …

Looking in the mirror ~ How I measure up against Tania Marshall’s “Asperger’s in young girls / preschool” list, Part 2

I swear, it’s almost like Tania Marshall (and several other notable authors on Asperger’s/autism in females) had sat outside our …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part D: Symptoms cause significant impairment in multiple areas of functioning

This is likely the final (planned) post in my series of posts about how the official US’s CDC criteria for …

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 B (1): Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements

This is the second post in what will probably ultimately become a series of four or five posts, in which …

All the things I wasn’t

(Beginning note: this post was inspired by the song of the same name as the post title by the Canadian …

An astrological influence in Asperger’s / autism?

This may seem like kind of an odd post.  But I turned 39 yesterday, it’s the last year of what …

Asperger’s / autism + PTSD…

Asperger’s/autistic people are like fresh-water fish who must, for most of the time, function in a salt-water environment (meaning, the …