Tag Archives: normalness

Just get on with it

I’ve been told recently that “you just have to get on with it” when I’ve explained about my Asperger’s. It’s very clear that the person meant well, and to put things into a slightly wider context, what they were really saying was that you have the cards that you’ve been dealt, and you just need [...]

Dealing with it

I was keen to start this blog because I’ve felt for a long time that writing is my most successful mode of communication. I find that I can really express my thoughts and feelings well this way – that my written words tell the story the right way. I was building up a lot of [...]

Using social media with AS

I use social media. Actually, I use quite a lot of it – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and  MSN. Until recently, I was also clamped onto a couple of IRC channels. I started using social media as part of my camouflage, way before I knew consciously that I even did that. I felt the need to [...]

John Elder Robison on neuro-psychological testing

John Elder Robison recently wrote in his blog Look me in the eye about the neuro-psychological diagnosis of Autism Spectrum conditions, and how he feels this must inevitably be a positive step for those on the spectrum. He’s since followed this article up with another, that explains how in light of comments that he’s received [...]