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Cognitive Function | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Category Archives: Cognitive Function. Chronologically Out of Step. December 12, 2014. When our daughter Jess was little, her dad and I used to take her to see a lot of animated movies. Jess and I really enjoyed them, but The Scientist often dozed off twenty minutes into the film. He slept through Toy Story. The Incredibles, Cars,. Innumerable sequels in the Monsters, Toy Story. And thoroughly enjoyed Big Hero 6. Maybe I just really like animated movies.
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mental-health | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Acceptance as a Well Being Practice. January 14, 2015. This was originally published as a chapter in the book “GAP: Autism, happiness and wellbeing” (British Institute of Learning Disabilities). It’s something that I’ve been waiting to post here for months and I guess a fitting place to leave off, since it’s kind of a summary of the my journey from diagnosis to present. 8212;——-. Acceptance as Well Being Practice. When you grow up knowing that you̵...
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diagnosis | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Acceptance as a Well Being Practice. January 14, 2015. This was originally published as a chapter in the book “GAP: Autism, happiness and wellbeing” (British Institute of Learning Disabilities). It’s something that I’ve been waiting to post here for months and I guess a fitting place to leave off, since it’s kind of a summary of the my journey from diagnosis to present. 8212;——-. Acceptance as Well Being Practice. When you grow up knowing that you̵...
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Aspie and Female | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Category Archives: Aspie and Female. At the Intersection of Gender and Autism Part 3. December 4, 2014. The final post of a three part series ( read Part 2. While many of the intersections of autistic. In my life have been social, there are undeniable physical intersections too. That would become a theme. Pregnancy. Breastfeeding. Postpartum depression. My body’s reaction to birth control pills. Countless books and magazine ar...Forgetfulness, concentr...
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Acceptance | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Acceptance as a Well Being Practice. January 14, 2015. This was originally published as a chapter in the book “GAP: Autism, happiness and wellbeing” (British Institute of Learning Disabilities). It’s something that I’ve been waiting to post here for months and I guess a fitting place to leave off, since it’s kind of a summary of the my journey from diagnosis to present. 8212;——-. Acceptance as Well Being Practice. When you grow up knowing that you̵...
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sensemaking | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. Acceptance as a Well Being Practice. January 14, 2015. This was originally published as a chapter in the book “GAP: Autism, happiness and wellbeing” (British Institute of Learning Disabilities). It’s something that I’ve been waiting to post here for months and I guess a fitting place to leave off, since it’s kind of a summary of the my journey from diagnosis to present. 8212;——-. Acceptance as Well Being Practice. When you grow up knowing that you̵...
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Alone | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. February 7, 2013. From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were;. 8220;Alone” Edgar Allen Poe. I’ve spent a good portion of my life alone. I don’t mean alone in the sense of being unattached; I’ve been married for more years than I’ve been single. By alone, I mean in a solitary state. I’m tempted to say. Not in the company of other people. But I can be alone in a crowded room as well as in an empty room. Some of the best games of. I can see how...
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working definitions | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. When I first started reading about Asperger’s syndrome, I was puzzled by words like neurotypical and stimming. Now that I find myself using these and other autism-specific words on a regular basis, I figured it might be helpful to create a list of simple definitions for readers new to the language of the spectrum. This refers to someone who is not autistic. Asperger’s Syndrome (AS):. An aspie is a person with Asperger’s. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):.
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You Scare Me | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. October 10, 2012. Last summer, my husband and I had some new friends over for lunch. They brought along their two young boys. Toward the end of the meal, the 5-year-old, who was sitting next to me, looked at me and said, “You scare me.”. This was pre-Asperger’s, so like everyone else at the table, I laughed it off as one of those inappropriate things that kids sometimes say. Or not . . . As I was sorting through twenty-plus years worth of photos before...
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I Think I Might Be Autistic (Part 4) | Musings of an Aspie
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Musings of an Aspie. Aspergers and Autism Resources. I Think I Might Be Autistic (Part 4). February 2, 2013. This is the 4th part in an ongoing series. About being diagnosed as autistic at the age of 42. Eventually reality set in. Not the happy “Yay! More like “Holy crap . . . I’m defective . . disabled . . . challenged . . . never going to get any better” autistic. This is me. This is always going to be me. Forever. Talk about hard realizations. That person I was mourning? She doesn’t exist. You’v...
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