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Asperger’s and Motherhood (Part 2)
This is the second in a series of posts about being a mom with Asperger’s–a combination of reflections on how my AS affected my parenting abilities and some advice that I wish someone has given me when...
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Adult ASD: Disclosure
This is part 13 of the “I Think I Might be Autistic” series. Disclosure, it turns out, is a sticky issue. My first instinct was, “This is great! I have an explanation for my difficulties. I’ll tell...
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Goal-Fish: The Neurodivergent To-Do List
One of my special skills is goading people into doing things that I think are great ideas. A few of you have been on the receiving end of this. When it comes to getting my own stuff done, though, I...
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The Challenges of Being a Self-Employed Aspie
This is Part 2 in a series of posts about the pluses and minuses of self-employment when you’re on the spectrum. —— Aspies are faced with some challenges that can make being self-employed very...
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Monday Morning Musings (8/12)
Doing What I Want Experiment: Week 2 Realizations from week 2: 24/7 self-improvement doesn’t work, or at least it doesn’t work for me. I’ve given myself permission to fall back on old habits...
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Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
I like my comfort zone. A lot. I don’t want to break out of it or stretch it or push myself out of it. Mostly I’d like to build a blanket fort in my comfort zone and never leave. But I know that isn’t...
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Autistic Motherhood: Supports That Make a Difference
My local library has a big collection of autism books and I’m slowly working my way through them. I just finished reading one about how parents can help their autistic teen transition into adulthood....
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Asking for Accommodations
Accommodations make life easier, but as Otterknot pointed out in a recent comment, asking for accommodations often sounds simpler than it is. Why is that? Why are we so reluctant to ask for something...
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Backstopping: Supporting the Autistic Person in Your Life
The Scientist and I moved cross-country a few years ago. We made the drive In four days and by the middle of the fourth day I was on the verge of shutdown. It was way past lunch time, we were out of...
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