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Month: February 2019

Fifty Ways to Commit Social Suicide

2019-02-24
By: patrickmagpie
On: February 24, 2019
In: Humor
With: 6 Comments

This list is based on social conventions I had no hand in.  If I had that kind of power, divas would rule Earth and the unfashionable would be living in a bubble in space.

1.  Mooing at a funeral

2. 

… Read more “Fifty Ways to Commit Social Suicide”

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and White Privilege

2019-02-23
By: Terra Vance
On: February 23, 2019
In: Diagnostics, Intersectionality, Justice, People of Colour
With: 3 Comments
Being diagnosed with autism when the symptoms are not obvious enough is difficult, especially for people of color.

The Fire Set Free: by Autistic Artist Ra Butler

2019-02-22
By: artsaflame
On: February 22, 2019
In: Poetry, Visual art
With: 0 Comments
Autistic artist Ra Butler shares her sequential art and poetry piece, "Fire Set Free," telling the story of her relationships through the lens of a fire goddess forgotten to time.

Bullying and Resignation

2019-02-20
By: Jeremy
On: February 20, 2019
In: Autism, Bullying and abuse, Justice
With: 2 Comments

Resignation.  “The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.”

I believe resignation is the saddest emotion one can experience, and it’s almost as sad to witness it in someone else as it is to experience it firsthand.  With anger, there is

… Read more “Bullying and Resignation”

One Who Cares

2019-02-19
By: SeeMorrigan
On: February 19, 2019
In: Careers, Communication, Education, Information, Perception, Special interests
With: 6 Comments

I had the privilege of attending the National Science Writers Conference this weekend, which was conveniently about a forty minute drive from where I live.  The membership heavily tilts toward science journalists, but theoretically includes anyone in the science communication

… Read more “One Who Cares”

My Metaphorical Penis – Tools, Toys, and Identity

2019-02-14
By: ayandoh
On: February 14, 2019
In: Empathy, Experiences, Humor, Identity, Masking, Philosophy, Relationships
With: 1 Comment
Gender, sexuality and metaphorical penises. No, not like that.

Sound and Fury

2019-02-08
By: SeeMorrigan
On: February 8, 2019
In: Experiences, Identity, Perception, Sensory
With: 0 Comments

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At some point, this will end.  Nothing lasts forever.  It will stop.  It will.

Yesterday, I sat through an hour and a half of torture.  And I knew I had to write about it, even though there seemed no way

… Read more “Sound and Fury”

My Species

2019-02-06
By: graham1off
On: February 6, 2019
In: Communication, Experiences, Identity, Information, Philosophy
With: 2 Comments

I am a 50 year old man.

I have two states: fully engaged in my thoughts or mind-numbingly bored and searching for something to do.  I am either focused on something or fidgeting in a limbo state.  I fidget, pace,

… Read more “My Species”

Dear Everyone, Please and Thank You.  Signed, Your Autistic Loved One

2019-02-06
By: aspieaspired
On: February 6, 2019
In: Education, Experiences, Family, Friendship, Relationships
With: 3 Comments
How to coexist with an autistic friend, relative, student, or child. An open letter to loved ones.

Food For Thought: Why do people have to divulge personal information to avoid hugs?

2019-02-05
By: saspieblog
On: February 5, 2019
In: Autistic community, Justice, Relationships
With: 3 Comments
What does it take to decline a hug? What happens when you try? Is it respected?

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