Different, not less
I'm stealing a Temple Grandin quote for the title of this blog post, because it is apt. I realised today how learning I have a mental...
AS-NT relationships
Wow - well what a big topic. I don't have time to write a lengthy post about the pitfalls of AS-NT relationships. What I will say is that...
Very late diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome
Simon Baron-Cohen, M Phil, PhD Director, Autism Research Centre Janine Robinson, D Clin Psych Marc Woodbury-Smith, PhD Sally Wheelwright,...
Why Autism Speaks is bad for autistics.
so--many--cats asked: "so why is autism speaks bad? I'm confused" Hello. There are a number of reasons why we feel that Autism Speaks...
Disclose or not disclose?
I have been applying for jobs recently. I have been trying to decide whether or not to disclose that I have Asperger's. In an ideal world...
Why Elsa from Frozen should be the Aspergers’ heroine
Elsa was born different. She has a power that her family don’t understand and are therefore afraid of. One day, while exercising her...
New Asperger's test
So we all probably did the rdos test. But, through a fish group in FB where I have met a few other Aspies I have stumbled across a new AS...
Get on the bus
It's funny, looking back at my life, things I used to do have a whole new explanation now in the light of my diagnosis. When I was at...
Adults, Autism and Snipping
Cary Terra, M.A., LMFT is a psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle, Washington. She specializes in working with adults with...
Working 9 to 5...or not.
I have always been ashamed of my work history. When I was younger the only thing I wanted was to be a music teacher. I went to...
