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Supporting Autistics – A Little Off the Mark
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A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. I realised I can probably come across quite pessimistic on many issues relating to autistic people. I haven’t been around the autistic ‘scene’ long enough to say I am fed up with how we are ignored and marginalised by those claiming to help us but, nevertheless, I am angry about it. NB I am based in the UK so my comments reflect my experiences in this country.]. 1 Individual post-diagnostic counselling/psychotherapy. As someone who was diag...
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The trials of being nice. – A Little Off the Mark
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A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. The trials of being nice. One thought I have been trying desperately to quash of late is the gnawing doubt as to whether I actually fit in even amongst my fellow autistics. I have read all the blogs by other autistic people as to how they found the online autistic community and suddenly felt a sense of belonging: like they had come home. It hasn’t been like that for me. Yes, the community is awesome! I have tried to not rock the boat. But I...
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Cave Trolls – A Little Off the Mark
https://alittleoffthemark.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/cave-trolls
A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. In case you missed it, this week I posted (what I thought were) some fairly innocuous tweets about my struggles at work. These seemed to attract (in my opinion) a fairly unreasonable amount of attention from haters. A long battle ensued. Here are my reflections following the event…. It had been a long day, punctuated by being asked. 8217; It is ‘do we really need (foundations here, this beam, a post there, blah blah)? I’ll admit: this...
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On marriage… – A Little Off the Mark
https://alittleoffthemark.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/on-marriage
A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. It struck me tonight that there is a reason that I have am attracted to the ‘strong and silent’, ‘treat ’em mean- keep ’em keen’, emotionally unavailable types. I actually like the silence. So after a few hiccups caused mainly by my deeply ingrained mistrust of people, we got married. They ask you what you are doing. Every. Second! They watch you doing your hobbies. They want to cook with you. They want to give you hugs for no reason. So th...
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Musings on functioning labels (AKA a day in the life) – Part 1 – A Little Off the Mark
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A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. Musings on functioning labels (AKA a day in the life) – Part 1. When I started writing this post just after the offending day I didn’t expect to have *quite* so much to say! Last week was pretty awful, culminating in a hellish Friday. I want to share about that day in particular because I am tired of being ignored for being ‘high-functioning’. Now I was just going to say I got ready and went into the office, but I don’t think that rea...
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A Little Off the Mark – Page 2 – the day to day life of an autistic woman
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A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. I feel weird. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I don’t feel quite right. I am tired. I don’t think I’m hungry although I didn’t eat much today. My back hurts and I’m fed up with it hurting. And my hip hurts. I am feeling sad about a few things I guess.… Read More Midnight Ramblings. September 24, 2016. September 19, 2016. September 15, 2016. August 19, 2016. September 15, 2016. Something I have realised over the past few days is that ...
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Midnight Ramblings – A Little Off the Mark
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A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. I feel weird. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I don’t feel quite right. I am tired. I don’t think I’m hungry although I didn’t eat much today. My back hurts and I’m fed up with it hurting. And my hip hurts. I’m actually not sure that either stance is worse than the other. Fight or flight? Such a natural dichotomy. I do not see how this is possible. If other people are finding life hard, that also makes me sad. My suffering an...And n...
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The trials of being nice. – A Little Off the Mark
https://alittleoffthemark.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/the-trials-of-being-nice
A Little Off the Mark. The day to day life of an autistic woman. The trials of being nice. One thought I have been trying desperately to quash of late is the gnawing doubt as to whether I actually fit in even amongst my fellow autistics. I have read all the blogs by other autistic people as to how they found the online autistic community and suddenly felt a sense of belonging: like they had come home. It hasn’t been like that for me. Yes, the community is awesome! I have tried to not rock the boat. But I...
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