Of machine and human

There was a time, over half my life ago, that I wanted to be machine. Not a machine, necessarily, but …

Autistic retrospect

A year and five months later, I’ve come to realize that I shouldn’t have put off starting this blog.  When …

Echoes

So many autistic people have spoken.  Spoken up, spoken out, spoken like a boss.  Spoken as though they know what …

Autism, introspection, and fulfillment

I’ve decided to escape the confines of the office environment for a little while.  In what may or may not …

‘We’ and ‘us’ vs ‘I’ and ‘me’

When I first realized that I’m on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, it became paramount to find out more about autism as …

Asperger’s / autism and the mental jukebox

I’m awake, therefore there’s a song running through my head. Today, because it’s sunny (in South Texas, what else is …

Asperger’s / autism vs ADHD (Attention Deficit) ~ My perspective

(Beginning note 1: this is the post that I began Monday night–yes, three full nights ago–that I had no reason …

An Aspie / autistic person goes to a high school reunion

Last year at this time, I was preparing to go to my high school reunion. I had never gotten around …

I supported neurodiversity before I knew it existed

Not that I deserve anything special for it.  It just happened. 🙂 They sat across from me, in my consultation …

Bastian from ‘The Neverending Story’ might have been autistic / an Aspie

As I bank into final approach on my way to turning 40, I have a little over a year now …

Adult Asperger’s / autism discovery is kind of like the movie ‘The Matrix’…

In the movie ‘The Matrix’, the main character, Neo, is living what he believes to be a normal life.  He …

Sharing: Letting Go Of Fitting In

What a brilliant post!  No wonder it was one of only six selected for reading at the recent AANE conference …