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Creating a Village

Yes, it takes a village. I know that that statement really irks some people, not just because it’s a book by the present Secretary of State, OK maybe because it’s her book, but the thought is a correct one.…
NAET treatment for autism: promising

Originally Posted By Phyllis on February 24, 2010 Shannon is continuing her NAET treatments for her Asperger’s. It’s some sort of acupressure aimed at specific allergens or substances that the body reacts…
How Much Accomodation Must Be Made?

Should we change, or should others change for us? Should workplaces change for us? We (by we, I mean anyone) must be able to present ourselves in such a way that the people we engage think we are nice/interesting/…
Bravery in the Face of Fear-The American Way

So this morning I went out to do some errands and ended up sitting in the parking lot of a supermarket for 15 minutes crying my eyes out. I had been thinking about the events coming up this week and instead of being…
Follow-up to my interview with Steve Silberman

A couple of weeks ago my friend Steve Silberman posted an excellent interview of me which attracted some deserved criticism with respect to my responses. I would like to address some of the points of that interview he…
How Do People "Think"?

Let's face it: People are sometimes irrational. Take this bike - please. Seriously, if you saw someone trying to steal a bike, what would you do? Chase the thief away? Call the cops? Or...help him or her? Well, there…
Political Correctness, Autism and other B.S.

This was one of those weeks where several events that are totally not connected actually came together to form the perfect storm. In truth these events started me thinking, yes I know a dangerous activity (ha ha), b…
Aspie in the Kitchen!

There are a couple of Aspergers traits that when they team up together I find very frustrating: A) Always being right B) Refusal to follow instructions One area that is really good for teaching children the value…
mé féiner

Translation: A mé féiner is a selfish person, someone who only looks after their own interests and possibly to the detriment of others. I first heard of "mé féin" at a dinner out with a bunc…
Asperger's and Autism? What's the difference?

Jeanne Millsap, a writer for The Beacon-News, a publication of The Chicago Sun Times, brings us to a relatively unexamined destination in the autism spectrum (and my third in a day that brought me to a Pennsylvania a…