Giveaway Winner Congratulations to Tumblr user captain-irrayditation who is the winner of the weighted blanket giveaway. There were a ton of entries and I wish I was able to give every single person a weighted blanket. Hopefully there will be more giveaways in the not too distant future. Looking for Input from Women Who are Late/Mis/Un-Diagnosed … Continue reading Monday Morning Musings (9/16)
When our daughter Jess was little, her dad and I used to take her to see a lot of animated movies. Jess and I really enjoyed them, but The Scientist often dozed off twenty minutes into the film. He slept through Toy Story and Shrek and Monsters Inc. before we all decided that a better … Continue reading Chronologically Out of Step
The Scientist and I went out to dinner last Friday night. It was the day after I’d taped my radio interview and I was feeling wiped out, so we decided to treat ourselves. During the course of dinner, the waitress made many visits to our table, asking the questions that waitresses do. How are you … Continue reading Echolalia and Scripting: Straddling the Border of Functional Language
I suspect this may be too esoteric or scattered or specific, but I’m putting it here in the hopes that it will strike a chord with some readers. My writing style is shifting as I find it harder to hold the thread of long passages of text and I’ve decided to give in to that … Continue reading Finding Peace in Liminal Spaces
My friends Ibby Grace And Amy Sequenzia are editing an anthology titled “Typed Words, Loud Voices”, a collection of works by people who type to talk always or sometimes. They’re looking for essays, poems, stories or whatever form of expression you’d like to share your message in.
The full details about the book, including submission guidelines are at Typed Words, Loud Voices. Continue reading Typed Words, Loud Voices Anthology Signal Boost
This morning as I was lying on the floor wrestling with my dog for her tennis ball–complete with fake growling on my part and some real growling on her part–I realized how important play is in my life. Still. At the age of 45. Since childhood, I’ve enjoyed playing board games and card games, solving … Continue reading The Importance of Play
E-book Released I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults went live yesterday at Amazon.com. If you have a Prime membership and a Kindle, you can borrow it for free. Thank you to everyone who helped me refine the cover art last week and cheered me on. … Continue reading Monday Morning Musings (6/10)
Last November I wrote about my insomnia and nightmares. Since then, I’ve been conducting some experiments. Here’s an update on what I’ve learned: Sleep Study In early December I started taking melatonin and I immediately felt like I was sleeping better. To be certain I wasn’t just imagining that my sleep had improved, I conducted … Continue reading Some Rambling about Insomnia, Melatonin, Nightmares, Anxiety and Autism
This is part 11 in the “I Think I Might Be Autistic” series. The day of the follow-up appointment finally arrived. As I rode the elevator up to the fourth floor, I felt my anxiety skyrocketing. I focused on breathing. I mentally rehearsed what I was going to say to the receptionist. “I have a … Continue reading Adult ASD: Receiving a Diagnosis
This is Part 8 in the I Think I Might Be Autistic series The morning of my appointment, I was incredibly nervous. My biggest fear was that I would go through this process and be told that I was officially not autistic–that I wouldn’t come across as “autistic enough” for a clinical diagnosis. Fortunately, it … Continue reading Adult ASD Evaluation: The Diagnostic Interview
Musings of an Aspie 