I’ve been wondering on and off for a couple of weeks now about my memory. In particular, I’ve been thinking about how I store information about events that have happened in my life. The scientific name for this type of recall is Episodic Memory. I used to marvel at one of my friends at school, [...]
Are labels important? Does applying a label of Asperger’s Syndrome to myself help or hinder me? I spent thirty five years without a label to describe my differences, but at the same time I couldn’t escape labels. Those years were hard at times, and confusing too. Without a name to attach to how I was, [...]
It’s big news this morning in the UK that scientists have found strong evidence that genetics have a key role in Autism Spectrum Disorders. If you ask me, it’s bloomin’ obvious that genetics has a key role – I’m a strong advocate of autism being an inherited condition, having reached this conclusion through simple observation. [...]
There’s a medical word for it – comorbidity. I dislike the word, so I’m not going to use it. Instead, I’m simply going to talk in terms of additional diagnosable conditions that run alongside Asperger’s. I’ve digested a lot of information about Asperger’s – from online resources, and from some books too. Something that stands [...]
You might have noticed a pattern to when I post new articles here. Generally they are mid week, and they are also mostly during the day, UK time. As it happens, this is no accident, but before I started writing, I had no idea it would work out this way. I have no shortage of [...]
One day, I realised I had Asperger’s Syndrome. How did I reach this conclusion? I read an article on the Wikipedia, and saw how the traits that are common in the condition were a good fit for me. I made a leap of faith, and I’ve not looked back since. Once I’d done this, I [...]
It was World Autism Awareness Day last Thursday. I was very busy at work, and unfortunately didn’t find the time to comment on the day itself. I did read this article though, about Yoko Ono auctioning off a work of her art as jigsaw pieces in aid of Autism Speaks – an organisation that I [...]
Whenever I publish an article here, I get an immense feeling of satisfaction. Writing about my Asperger’s really does help me to make sense of just how it affects me. It’s often not until I write an article that the tangled spaghetti of my thoughts starts to become un-jumbled. Somehow the act of writing puts [...]
I grew up as a man of science. Both my parents worked in the sphere of science – they met when they both joined a large corporate producer of chemicals as their first jobs out of University. My mother later retrained as a teacher – more specifically a chemistry teacher, and my dad stayed with [...]
My anxiety is back once more. Anxiety is my big co-morbid condition. I’m fairly certain these days that it has been caused and reinforced over the years because of my Asperger’s and my reaction to a world that has never quite made sense or felt predictable to me. I’ve had a few days feeling very [...]
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