Babble [autistic poetry]

I wrote this one back on January 20, 1994, when I was 16 and not well.  There were interesting clues …

When mimicking fails…

I’ve written about mimicking before (here and here, to name a couple).  Mimicking other people takes on many forms.  Sometimes …

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 …

Asperger’s / autism and the conundrums of honesty, bluntness, diplomacy, & lying

I am finished with pesky obligations of the day, and can now settle into a warm, comfortable, guilt-free, technologically-challenged blog-writing …

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 …

Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t I?

Some days are bright and sunny in my brain.  On those days, I feel almost invincible.  Whatever I touch turns …

The wrong planet

When I first heard about the Asperger’s/autism spectrum discussion forum Wrong Planet (link to site), I instantly got the (half-) …

Reaching out vs Drawing in ~ a social quandary for many autistic people

My Asperger’s/autism is further shaped and shaded by an INTJ Myers-Briggs personality type.  One interesting feature of the INTJ type …

Looking back on my “first” Aspie / autistic Christmas…

I got back home exactly a week ago, and I’ve had some time since then to settle back in to …

Professional Asperger’s / autism disclosure is almost always tricky for me

People on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum don’t have a quintessential “look”, as do, for example, people with Down Syndrome.  It might …

Aspie / Autistic Operating System (AOS) “apps”

I thought I’d have a little fun tonight… 🙂 I toss the term “operating system” around fairly frequently when talking …

My 3 Christmas Ghosts ~ one Aspie / autistic perspective

I celebrate Christmas, as well as several other holidays.  If Facebook had the option, my religious affiliation would say, “it’s …