Denying or restricting access to a ‘special interest’ is a subtler form of abuse [Mental Health Monday]

I’m going to try not to get too graphic here, for obvious reasons.  I don’t want to kick off the …

How my spirituality evolved to fit my Asperger’s / autistic neurotype

I was raised with an interesting combination of Catholicism, Lutheranism, and…other (which incorporated New Age-style spirituality such as karma, reincarnation, …

More songs that brought me through my Asperger’s / autism discovery journey

Music has literally saved me, countless times.  I’ll probably write a post dedicated to that subject in the near future. …

One Aspie’s “Asperger soundtrack” explained…

I guess I feel like writing semi-odd posts today.  Or maybe if not “odd”, then certainly unusual, a bit outside …

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 …

Aspie / autistic communication ~ my forms

I’m an Aspie.  I’m verbal.  Many Aspie/autistic people are.  Some aren’t.  But even if we aren’t verbal, that doesn’t mean …

How Aspie / autistic people communicate, Part 1: Why we keep talking about something

On the one hand, many Aspie/autistic people don’t talk much.  In social situations, we may “clam up” and desire to …

One Aspie’s “autism discovery soundtrack”

This post–and indeed, this concept–might seem kind of odd, but to make an incredible understatement, music is a central and …