“What do *you* do?” and other ways to trigger an Aspie/autistic person

Some of you are aware, at varying levels, that I’ve had a hilariously crappy week.  As in, so crappy that …

Let me tell you about my “inability to handle criticism” – one Asperger’s / autistic perspective

Somehow I managed to compress roughly eight hours’ worth of work into about an hour and a half, followed by …

Standing at the intersection of Asperger’s / autism and PTSD

[Potential Trigger Warning: vehicular accidents; various other forms of trauma briefly mentioned] ❤ I clutched the steering wheel, attempting to …

My personal triggers, and my meltdown prevention strategies

To be honest, I’m still trying to figure out exactly how a meltdown manifests for me.  Some situations are easy …

Meltdowns & showdowns: How to prevent a meltdown?

The way in which a meltdown occurs in Asperger’s/autistic people looks much the same as what happens during a disaster/accident …

A day in the life of one Aspie

Although the question “what’s it like to be Aspie/autistic?” often rates among the Top 10 Most Annoying Questions for many …