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This post is a rant. Being a tech savvy geek with Asperger’s it’s no surprise that I’ve owned a smartphone for some time. Indeed, the first one I owned was a Sony P800, which was waaaay back in 2002. In those days you used a smartphone as an organiser, and not a great deal more, because this was [...]

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Fallout

I’m continuing to experience fallout from my stressful evening at the theatre last weekend. The flashbacks and replays of the events have stopped, thank goodness, but the evening has served to heighten my background levels of stress and anxiety considerably, and these have yet to abate. Whilst not causing a downward spiral by any means, the increase [...]

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Fallout

The Timewarp I’ve been left with a familiar feeling. So much so,...
Better to know? If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll...
A hangover without alcohol Yes really. I woke up on Monday morning, and felt...

The Timewarp

I’ve been left with a familiar feeling. So much so, that I nearly entitled this piece Groundhog Day. But to call it that that would just be showing another of my traits – the one where I present my own interpretation of things as fact, without having all the information needed. Passing off BS as [...]

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The Timewarp

Go get ‘em boys! Last weekend, myself and my wife took the kids to...
Not such a great social engagement You might have spotted that I’ve not been too up-beat...
Fallout I’m continuing to experience fallout from my stressful evening at...

Confirmation

Wow. Not only have I not written anything here for the last few months, I’ve not be reading any of your blogs either. For the first time in well over a year, AS has not been a conscious part of my daily routine for some time. Today I’ve not only written here for the first time since November, but [...]

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Confirmation

Where is everyone? I don’t know if you’ve noticed – I certainly have...
My Rock Who needs friends when you have a rock? I’ve thought...

Awareness

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? My new job is going well – very well. That is the biggest reason that I’ve not been writing here. It’s not that I couldn’t find the time to write, it’s a little more subtle than that. My new job has become my current special interest, and has taken on all [...]

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Awareness

Tools of the trade In the front left pocket of my jeans is a...
Dysfunction In the mid nineties, home computers were far less powerful...

One, two, three, four…

You know how it goes: Ring-Ring. One… You don’t like calling people on the phone, and have just spent ages trying to pre-play the conversation in your head. Ring-Ring. Two… Anxiety is sloshing around. Ring-Ring. Three… It’s ok, people rarely pick up on three rings, unless they are sitting by the phone. Ring-Ring. Four… Ok, I admit it. I count the rings before [...]

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One, two, three, four…

A new chapter Yesterday morning, I emailed the information email address of a...
Maybe we are not so different… This, in a sense, is a follow up to the...
Waiting for, well, something that never comes The last few days have been somewhat plagued by this...

Peter Pan’s new coat

Ah yes – Peter Pan, the boy that never grew up. I was left feeling like Peter yesterday. It all started when we rushed out the door on Sunday morning. I took the kids to the rugby ground – my son for his weekly training session, and my daughter to stand and watch with me, whilst [...]

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Peter Pan’s new coat

Maybe we are not so different… This, in a sense, is a follow up to the...
Tools of the trade In the front left pocket of my jeans is a...
Is this what we’re all living for today? Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to...

A different focus

I wasn’t intending to have a break in writing these last few weeks – it’s just the way that things have worked out. Interestingly, the reasons behind my lack of writing have ended up being very life-affirming for me. First, the good news: I was approached by someone I used to work with a couple of [...]

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A different focus

Blurry-eyed boy These days, if you catch me after I’ve been busy...
In the zone I’m not in the zone as yet. By the time...
Is this what we’re all living for today? Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to...

Empathy from two perspectives

Last night, something dawned on both me and my wife. Whilst I can empathise with others, I can’t empathise in the same way that she can. It’s not that my ability to empathise is less strong than hers per se, more that I can’t use empathy in the same scenarios that she can. This all came about [...]

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Empathy from two perspectives

An allegorical story Perhaps the most visible aspect of my Asperger’s – if...
Dealing with it I was keen to start this blog because I’ve felt...
Diagnosis Books make a big thing about getting diagnosed. If you...

An allegorical story

Perhaps the most visible aspect of my Asperger’s – if you were actually to look for it – is the way in which I interact with other people. There is quite a distinct style behind this, and some strongly embedded techniques that I use all the time to try and make my life easier. First, I assume [...]

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An allegorical story

Empathy from two perspectives Last night, something dawned on both me and my wife....
Metaphors, and a leap of logic I have Anna, one of my regular contributors to thank...
Dealing with it I was keen to start this blog because I’ve felt...