Tag Archives: sensory over-stimulation

A holiday?

I’ve spent the last week listening. Listening to how my body reacts when pushed hard. I’ve been quite surprised at what I’ve heard. I shouldn’t be. My body reacted no differently than it ever has done. What was different this time was that I was seeing it through the eyes of Asperger’s. My old explanations [...]

Dysfunction

In the mid nineties, home computers were far less powerful and considerably more expensive than they are now. As a newly graduated Computer Sciences student, I wanted the best computer I could afford, and yet I had very little by way of disposable income to play with. To work around this problem, I decided to [...]

Dancing the night away

Since my son started School in January, my wife has become quite involved in the parents’ association, and it’s various fund raising events. This was why I found myself in the local village hall with my wife last Saturday night, to attend a ceilidh (pronounced something like ‘kaylee’). If you are British, then you’ll know [...]

Eye contact

I just can’t do it. I’ll look at your shoes and maybe your trousers. I can often remember what people were wearing on their bottom half, but hardly ever the top. I just can’t look you in the eyes. This phenomenon is widely known as a trait with people on the Autism Spectrum, but I’ve [...]