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autism

Autism, Empathy and Boston

April 16, 2013

  The pervasive thought that people with autism don’t have empathy is not true for me, and I suspect not true for many or most autistics.  Lack of empathy is in the realm of psychopathy, and I am not a psychopath, as others with autism are not. So, when the bombs in Boston happened, I [...]

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Autism and Success

March 15, 2013

 

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Autism Organizational Ability…or Not

December 1, 2011

I’m in the not organized category then at other times, I hyper-organize to a point that is not necessary.  Most of the time–not organized. My mum said that as a child, I had stacks of papers and books in my room, and she couldn’t figure out how I could find anything.  I kept and still [...]

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With Autism, I Don’t Wanna Hold Your Hand

November 11, 2011

Yes, I am hearing the Beatles tune in my head, “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.”  This is what popped into my head while my daughter and I were at the Verizon store–a place that always creeps me out. Creepy #1  I am warmly greeted at the store with major eye contact and a handshake. Creepy [...]

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