Are Asperger’s / autistic people bossy?

As most bloggers are aware, Google encrypts keyword searches, and has been doing so since 2013.  “User protection” makes for …

(My) Asperger’s / autism and bitterness

I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but I acquired the tendency to be bitter at times.  The reason I’m …

Make it stop

(Note: this isn’t to criticize the people involved; the situation just is what it is, due to differing neurology.) 🙂 …

A Little Withdrawal is Good For The Soul [Mental Health Monday #2]

Sometimes you have to just pull back, retreat, and turn the world down–or off.  Sometimes you need a good reset.  …

“What do *you* do?” and other ways to trigger an Aspie/autistic person

Some of you are aware, at varying levels, that I’ve had a hilariously crappy week.  As in, so crappy that …

Unwritten Rules, Expectations, & Faux Pas [My Aspie Life]

Throughout most of my life, I’ve noticed that the way I go about living this life tends to annoy other …

Non-autistic: “Everybody’s like that.” No. You aren’t.

Like almost all other human beings, I try to form, strengthen, and enrich bonds with other people.  Given the fact …

Asperger’s / autism and vulnerability

One of the attributes that I have always despised the most is that of my vulnerability.  Sometimes I feel like …

They said I had “anger issues” … when I was just actually autistic

A life of misunderstandings is a fatiguingly common theme among the Asperger’s/autism spectrum community.  I’m sure that a whole gaggle …

Lost, and how music saved (saves) me

When I awoke from today’s highly unusual 4-hour nap, I had been dreaming about being lost, looking for someone, eliciting …

Sometimes I’m not okay

Tonight I was talking with my partner.  It started out benignly enough.  We were even on the same proverbial page, …

I’m stronger than I thought (#1 of 30 things I’ve learned since my Asperger’s / autism discovery)

As many of you know, I recently wrote a post listing 30 things I’ve learned since discovering that I “have” …