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What Eye Contact Feels like for this Aspie
Photo by zolakoma Eye contact has always been a sore spot for me. When I was younger, I was often pushed to make eye contact and was told that not doing so was both rude and unacceptable. These days, I understand that eye contact is both important and with practice, a bit less uncomfortable. While …
Planning Chaos – Finding Regularity
When it comes to fears, lack of a plan lands right at the top of my list. That’s precisely why I do my best to plan everything from meals to work to play. Planning as many details as possible works like a charm in many cases, but it is not without its flaws. A day …
A Different kind of Tired – Autistic Shutdown
Autistic Shutdown – Withdrawing from people and generally acting reserved/unwilling to talk. An autistic shutdown is a very common experience amongst aspies and can cause a host of problems. Unfortunately, this sort of closing off is inevitable in most environments, so it’s just about essential to have some grasp on what it is whether you …
The Aspie Social Switch
Definitions: Aspie – Someone with high functioning autism (short for Asperger’s) Neurotypical – Everyone without abnormalities in their brain structure For aspies like myself, the act of socializing is much more an intellectual effort than an intuitive one. Learning about tones, body language, and various phrases as well as learning how to identify them …
Autism Quotient Test
The Autism Spectrum Quotient Test, or “AQ test” for short, is a 50 question test that provides a rough representation of how many autistic characteristics a person is showing. At the end of the questionnaire, a score is generated that indicates if a person is on the spectrum or not. The range of scores goes …
The Real Impact of Trying to Cure Autism
Definitions: Aspie – Someone with high functioning autism (short for Asperger’s) Neurotypical – Everyone without abnormalities in their brain structure Autism is one area that I have seen the general public become exponentially more knowledgeable about over the years. That sort of increased understanding in a general population is an extraordinarily rare thing, and I …
What I Did After my Diagnosis
As a sort of tribute to Autism Awareness Month 2019, I think it’s time I share some of my story. Definitions: Asperger’s – An Autism Spectrum Disorder referring to high functioning autistics (meaning they can take care of themselves) Neurotypical – Anyone without abnormalities in their brain structure Getting a diagnosis of autism was an awakening …
Surviving Elementary School with Autism
The short version of surviving elementary school for anyone is patience, as it so often is when trying to help someone else. Luckily for all of us, there is a lot more to it than simple patience, and that’s what I’m going to tackle in this article. My elementary school days were certainly far …
The Asperger’s Diagnosis Problem and Why it Matters
Asperger’s Syndrome was made an official diagnosis in the DSM-4 (1996) and was removed as a specific diagnosis in the DSM-5 (2013) by being bundled together with the broader diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Today, I discuss what this change means for aspies, for those looking to be diagnosed, and the wider implications. If any …
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