Please forgive me; I have taken a brief break from Silent Wave blogging for a couple days, and I might … More
Tag: stress
Can’t brace for shockwaves
I’m sitting on the couch in the living room. My partner, the more physically coordinated and adept of us two, … More
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 … More
My autism and my semicolon project
Today, I met with three people, one at a time, in rapid succession. Today marks the two-year anniversary of my … More
Autistic and overwhelmed
I’m 1,350 miles away from home. I’m surrounded by 1,300 people, practically all of them neurotypical, from uppity posh socioeconomic … More
Sharing: Too Many Voices
This (excellent!) post perfectly expresses what I’ve been feeling over the past few months. It’s hard to tell when I … More
Irritability
I have almost always been prone to irritability. I could never quite understand where it came from. It would just … More
Autism talks back [a rebuttal]
(Issuing a Content Advisory/Trigger Warning; ableism and pessimistic viewpoint of autism by one non-autistic parent (emphasized to indicate that I … More
Stagnating, hesitating, and contemplating
I’m having a tough time getting motivated today. It’s like approaching an escalator that’s moving at a palatable speed, but … More
They thought I was “controlling”…when I was just actually autistic
I didn’t know much. I just knew that having my toys (or later, clothes) and other belongings organized felt good. … More
The intense world ~ probably not just a theory
Up until recent years, the general consensus was that people on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum didn’t respond appropriately to external stimuli. … More
Make it stop
(Note: this isn’t to criticize the people involved; the situation just is what it is, due to differing neurology.) 🙂 … More
