Category Archives: Q&A

Overcoming social anxiety

Posted on May 1, 2015 by T.Rob

There are many Aspie groups on Facebook and naturally I’m in a couple of them.  The following question showed up in my feed and my response sort of outgrew Facebook. My 18 year old daughter is high functioning autistic and … Continue reading →

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Ha(aspie)ness

Posted on December 15, 2014 by T.Rob

Michael asks: What brings you happiness in your life? Well, it isn’t the number 42.  In the end it turns out, at least for me, to be what they always say it is – do what you love, in service … Continue reading →

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How do we make people want to change? – Lynne Soraya

Posted on January 24, 2014 by T.Rob

Over at her Psychology Today blog, Lynne Soraya asks “How do we make people want to change?” For me the answer is “we don’t”. One of the biggest problems I see today is this epidemic of worrying so much about … Continue reading →

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Form, function and authenticity – an essay on facial hair

Posted on January 23, 2014 by T.Rob

When I’m in the right frame of mind, Internet trolls are an endless source of amusement. Unfortunately, that isn’t often and the rest of the time they just make me fear for the future of the human race. I practice … Continue reading →

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My position on #BoycottAutismSpeaks

Posted on January 18, 2014 by T.Rob

There’s a bit of a debate in the autism community concerning Autism Speaks and today I got pulled into a heated Twitter discussion on it.  It’s a bit ironic that a group of people characterized by difficulty communicating with the … Continue reading →

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My journey to the brink and back

Posted on January 30, 2013 by T.Rob

I originally wrote this in response to a question received in the first week after starting the blog, and then I shelved it.  After leaving school I never gave much thought to these events so when I undertook to put … Continue reading →

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Asperger’s and the DSM-V

Posted on December 23, 2012 by T.Rob

DwH writes So what do you think of Aspergers’s Syndrome not being included in the DSM-V?  Do you think it somehow de-legitimizes Aspies? At first I was dismayed by the change.  I had never heard of Asperger’s until fairly recently … Continue reading →

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