PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeSuppression: Autism, Masking and AcceptanceIf Autistic people are suppressing their true Autistic selves to be included, and you think that’s okay, you do not understand how…·6 min read·Jun 13, 2024----
PinnedMcDopperHow to have a conversation with me as an autistic adult: numbered guidelines to be aware of.So, for whatever reason you find yourself in a situation where we must interact in more than a cursory manner. Fear not. I have prepared a…·5 min read·Oct 31, 2023--8--8
PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeAutism and Being an Outsider; How I Found Myself in the Mosh Pit.At its heart, being Autistic in an allistic world means being an outsider. For some of us, the distinction is pointed out quickly in our…·7 min read·Feb 6, 2024--4--4
PinnedMcDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic Life4 Things That Make Socializing as an Autistic Adult Nearly Freakin’ Impossible on a Bad Day and…Far be it for me to make sweeping generalizations on anything. There can always be exceptions to most anything if the net is cast wide…·6 min read·Jan 13, 2024--10--10
PinnedMcDopperUndiagnosed autism, memories from 1987My son just finished his first week of marching band in college. He is loving it. As the band begins to put together and flesh out another…·5 min read·Aug 13, 2023--4--4
McDopper"Somnolent?" Really.It is hard to take your opinion of this Russian frigate (or anything else really) seriously, Mr. Iconoclast, when the entire world sees…1 min read·4 days ago----
McDopperFor me, it is one of two things: 1) I've lapsed into immediate selective mutism and cannot respond…1 min read·5 days ago----
McDopperFor me with this I go to the 70s version of that same show 0-2-1-3-4!1 min read·5 days ago--1--1
McDopperinThe Unexpected Autistic LifeAutism and five good things about itThat there are an inordinate number of problems associated with being autistic is a given. I talk about them, others writing here on Medium…·6 min read·May 28, 2024--4--4