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“We need a world in which I am the murmur of the waters that wake up from frozen sleep and you are the roots of the small plants, tender bones of the wood.” Usually the books by Facebook contacts arrive at the request of the author, who wants a review…

Why a Diagnosis Matters While I would never suggest pressing a diagnosis on someone who isn’t ready for one, I am so glad that I was diagnosed with autism at last. There are many reasons why a diagnosis was helpful. Let me mention a few here. 1. For most of…

Having No Filter One of the things that NT’s complain about most in dealing with autistic people is that we “have no filter.” We say exactly what we’re thinking all the time, without regard for if those words are socially acceptable or if they might hurt someone else’s feelings. I…

Twitter Exposed? — I’m not a fan of Elon Musk. He entertains/annoys me. While admittedly he has made some very valuable contributions to the world. Tesla made him the richest man on the planet, or the Universe rather. He said he would buy Twitter for $44 billion and then he said that’s on…

Everything Good In My Life Comes From Autism One of the autistic things I love most about myself is my lists. I love lists, especially lists of ten. So I’m going to tell you the ten best things in my life that I wouldn’t have if it weren’t for autism…

Autists Can’t See What We Can’t See One of the realities of growing up autistic, in a largely autistic family, was how impossible it was for me to see the skills that I lacked. I lacked social skills that meant I got bullied, I got the impression from my largely…

A common human psychological trait is to seek to minimize or trivialize the accomplishments of people they don’t like or approve of, but even assholes can achieve great things. — FOLLOWING the stories around controversial people over the years I have noticed certain patterns: If a person is unlikable or in some ways have offended your sense of moral right and wrong, then you will seek any negative slanted article, story or news which will confirm that viewpoint.