From the category archives:

My Experience

Autism Change Causing Stress

February 9, 2012

When I’m stressed I rock more, flap my hands more, and walk on my toes more.  Change is a big culprit that causes me to feel stressed.  One of the biggies is moving to a new house. When I moved to my house long before I met hubby, I lingered while touring the house. After [...]

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My Recovery from Autism

December 30, 2010

I am borrowing the term “recovery” from the mental health field, and believe that I have and still am recovering from autism. I have a family member with Bipolar I Disorder, and her symptoms used to be severe.  Once she was diagnosed, the road to recovery showed itself.  We didn’t know what was around each [...]

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Women with Autism, Asperger’s, Menopause, and Hot Flashes

March 12, 2010

We Aspie and Autti women unite in the common cause of our uniqueness and our group understanding.  Last month I became officially a member of the tribe of all women.  In three to five seconds each, I bonded in mutual understanding with over 100 women. We had a booth at the Minneapolis Home and Garden [...]

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My Autism, Social Training and Twinkling Lights

June 22, 2009

If you are not on the autism spectrum maybe I can help you understand your loved one’s visual detail that brings such delight, but others may not understand. It’s this detail that can bring a difficulty with understanding context, like in social situations. I have a fascination with twinkling light that draws me and pulls [...]

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