Author Archives: T.Rob

Surviving massive weight loss

Posted on July 8, 2017 by T.Rob

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

Posted on July 7, 2017 by T.Rob

T.Rob has yet another panic attack – this time over a haircut, and it aint pretty. Continue reading →

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An autistic rules the world (and vice-versa)

Posted on March 6, 2017 by T.Rob

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 →

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Welcome to the Grand Delusion

Posted on June 24, 2016 by T.Rob

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 →

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Why I do this

Posted on April 26, 2016 by T.Rob

Over at the Autism from a Father’s Point of View blog, today’s post by Stuart Duncan was The day ‘hackers’ told 6 year old autistic children that they should ‘kill yourself’.  One of Stuart’s sons is autistic and when he … Continue reading →

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Panic room

Posted on February 20, 2016 by T.Rob

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 →

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All that in 5 seconds?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by T.Rob

You ask, I answer! A new Q&A post on the Ask An Aspie blog. Continue reading →

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Who am us anyway?

Posted on November 8, 2015 by T.Rob

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 →

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Can I just be a functioning autistic?

Posted on November 3, 2015 by T.Rob

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 →

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I hope it’s casual day

Posted on October 19, 2015 by T.Rob

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 →

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