Autism: Ode to Lunch Ladies Part 1
High school. Cafeteria. Lunch line. Oh, such terror in my heart. On Friday Chili Day, I could afford bought lunch, but that meant standing in the lunch line, which was [continue reading…]
Childhood
A Safe Autism Haven after years of…bullying
I feel safe here in my little haven for working, talking, and eating with my husband. It’s my safe little retreat from a world where I have felt and been [continue reading…]
Sensory Processing Disorder Book Review: I’m Not Weird, I Have SPD by Chynna Laird
Talk about echoes of my childhood and my present with my Sensory Processing Disorder (a.k.a. Sensory Integrative Dysfunction). In the book, I’m Not Weird, I have SPD, author Chynna Laird [continue reading…]
Magic in my childhood mind with autism
I was asked what was the magical part of my childhood as a person with autism. With such a question, it took me days to choose one memory over the [continue reading…]
If I could have drawn this when I didn’t talk
Today, my daughter, who does not have autism, gave this to me, her mother who has autism. I’m sending this post to my Mum because when I was a kid [continue reading…]