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- Surviving massive weight loss July 8, 2017
- Two bits about a shave and a haircut July 7, 2017
- An autistic rules the world (and vice-versa) March 6, 2017
- Welcome to the Grand Delusion June 24, 2016
- Why I do this April 26, 2016
- Panic room February 20, 2016
- All that in 5 seconds? February 14, 2016
- Who am us anyway? November 8, 2015
- Can I just be a functioning autistic? November 3, 2015
- I hope it’s casual day October 19, 2015
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Surviving massive weight loss
Yesterday in Two bits about a shave and a haircut I wrote about a mild anxiety attack I had over, of all things, a haircut. In trying to explain what was happening, the essay wandered into the topic of body … Continue reading
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Two bits about a shave and a haircut
T.Rob has yet another panic attack – this time over a haircut, and it aint pretty. Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Life
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An autistic rules the world (and vice-versa)
Earlier tonight I asked my wife a if she needed anything from me before she went to bed. She was brushing her teeth at the time and gave me a thumbs-up gesture which I took to mean “No, I’m good.” … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Life, Relationships, Society
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Welcome to the Grand Delusion
It’s been a hell of a year or so. You may have seen me post from time to time on Facebook about some of the crap that’s gone wrong but in case you missed it, there have been major issues … Continue reading
Panic room
I traveled to Las Vegas today for the IBM Interconnect conference. It wasn’t even close to being the worst travel day ever. Not even in the bottom 10. But it definitely kicked my butt. I suspect my autism contributed to … Continue reading
All that in 5 seconds?
You ask, I answer! A new Q&A post on the Ask An Aspie blog. Continue reading
Who am us anyway?
The post Why “High Functioning” Autism Is So Challenging over at About.com’s autism section is a more comprehensive and yet more concise write-up of some of the same ideas I’ve covered in past blog posts, especially the “but you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges
Tagged ableism, advocacy, compassion, kindness, life, social
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Can I just be a functioning autistic?
My response to ‘Why This “High-Functioning” Autistic Really Wishes You’d Shut Up About High-Functioning Autistics’ (original linked from my post). Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges, Life, Relationships, Society
Tagged advocacy, compassion, dehumanization, leadership, life, relationships, social
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I hope it’s casual day
Posted on the inside of the front door at my house is a list of all the things I need to remember before heading to the airport. I’m laser focused on some things like computer security, which is good because … Continue reading