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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
Overcoming social anxiety
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
Intentcasting…to a roach?
OK, so it’s a robot and not a roach. But it is a robot that *looks* a lot like a roach. Researchers at Bielefeld University are experimenting with emergent behavior on a robot platform they named Hector. Their software thus … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges, Life, Society
Tagged advocacy, Autistic Trigger-Free, compassion, life, reality, relationships, social
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