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…Jun 13Jun 13
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…Oct 31, 20238Oct 31, 20238
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…Feb 64Feb 64
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…Jan 1310Jan 1310
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…Aug 13, 20234Aug 13, 20234
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…4d ago4d ago
McDopperFor me, it is one of two things: 1) I've lapsed into immediate selective mutism and cannot respond…4d ago4d ago
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…May 284May 284