Yesterday morning, I emailed the information email address of a private counselling clinic in Sheffield, near to where I live. The clinic offer a Developmental Disorder Assessment for those who suspect they have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The man behind both the clinic and assessment is a very well respected psychotherapist and professor, which ultimately [...]
One of the biggest ways in which Asperger’s shows itself with me is my lack of friends. This has always been a problem for me, and I’ve spent most of my life in a situation where I’ve had either one or two good friends, or at times none. Over the years, I’ve come to terms [...]
Books make a big thing about getting diagnosed. If you believe what you read, then getting a diagnosis for an Autism Spectrum Disorder is a very important and positive step. Is this true? The books are almost invariably written by people without autism, so why would they be such a great expert on this? I’m [...]
Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to feed Take a look at all the suffering we breed So many lonely faces scattered all around Searching for what they need Is this the world we created? what did we do it for? Is this the world we invaded? Against the law? So it [...]
I’m highly charged today. Perhaps literally. For the third day in a row I’m the only person in the office. There are usually three of us, with one of the other chaps spending almost his complete time ensuring that the system we run is performing properly. In his and my other colleague’s absence, it’s down [...]
I like to think that in general my writing here is upbeat and positive. That isn’t always how I feel though, and this article reflects that. If that isn’t your thing, then maybe you’ll want to skip reading this time. This article also has some adult themes in places. You have been warned. – Guilt. [...]
I don’t know if you’ve noticed – I certainly have – most of those who contribute to the debate here are female. More than that, almost all of the blogs that I read regarding ASDs are written by women. This isn’t me being selective, indeed I’d dearly love to hear more about AS from a [...]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that I discovered my Asperger’s in the autumn of 2008, when I was thirty five years old. Until that point in my life, I’d been plagued with feeling different from everyone else, getting into many scrapes of my own making that I didn’t see [...]
Rachel has written a lovely series of articles on her Asperger Journeys blog about working towards a sense of belonging. Lots of aspects of the articles have struck chords with me, but perhaps the one that stood out most for me was how she intends to stop falling into old traps when dealing with organisations [...]
When I first started to discover Asperger’s and the various traits that those with it often possess, I was a little surprised by the concept of meltdowns. Pretty much every trait I read about got a tick in my own personal list of traits that I have too, but I struggled to find a box [...]
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