Category Archives: Social

I have mostly not tried to find other people on the spectrum, primarily because a) I didn’t know I was and b) they didn’t appeal to me. For many, normalising is a goal, and you don’t get that from hanging … Continue reading →

Copy and pasting this in full, it is that good, found here: One of the central characteristics of autism in DSM 5 is a deficit in social communication and social interaction. The social and interpersonal aspects of life are a … Continue reading →

People on the Autism Spectrum are substantially more likely to consider suicide and also to do it (from memory it is 6x more and 2x more). This makes sense when you consider my 4 word summary of people with Asperger’s … Continue reading →

Supposedly 80% of communication is non-verbal. I know that, without a doubt, when you remove seeing the person who is talking from the equation, I struggle. Don’t get me wrong – I get less information non-verbally, socially, than neuro-typical folk. … Continue reading →

A huge aspect of my “condition” is familiarity. For example, where I currently work, for my first year there, I literally didn’t have a casual conversation with anyone. I dressed quite formally, and I was pretty much terrified that I … Continue reading →

Here’s a great article that sums up my world very well: Why ‘High Functioning’ Autism Is So Challenging These are me: Extreme sensory issues. …sensory dysfunctions. These include mild, moderate, or extreme sensitivity to noise, crowds, bright lights, strong tastes, smells, and … Continue reading →

My memory is unreliable. Some things I try my very best to commit to memory, and fail terribly. Most notably people’s names. It is only some names I fail to recall, and never anyone who has a substantial presence in … Continue reading →

Like any kid, I looked forward to and enjoyed receiving presents. And for the most part I learned to disguise any disappointment with the gifts, learned not to point out I already had it, it wasn’t something I liked etc. … Continue reading →