Autistic, alone, and at the airport

I’ve found my departure gate, at the end of the terminal.  It’s pleasant here, very quiet and serene.  This makes …

Diagnostic criteria for Allistic Spectrum Disorder [ICD: F84.6; DSM: 299.99]

(Beginning Note #1: This is meant to be tongue-in-cheek satire, folks 🙂  This is not meant to generalize or lump …

Friends on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum

Throughout my life, I’ve always had a hard time making friends.  I’ve always ever only had three good friends at …

Small Talk Sucks(TM)

Ooh!  A person.  (Yikes!  A person.)  Maybe they won’t see me.  Oh shizz, they see me.  Please say hi to …

What your Asperger’s / autistic friend probably wants you to know

Dear allistic friends with autistic friends/friends “with” Asperger’s… I’m an Aspie.  That is to say that I’m on the Asperger’s/autism …

When people say “hi”

I freeze inside.  I know I should say hi back.  But then the ball is in their court; I no …

Sharing: The point of neurotypical “small talk”

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This is what it seems like to me, most of the time I think I’ve figured…