Not even wrong
What’s wild is how often they get language usage dead wrong, & how so many say they are trying to help. This is one of my google search terms, as error-correcting is intrinsic to ASD and I’m curious where the research is in extinguishing the crazy-making habit.
We need to talk about loyalty
Hi, trauma-informed fucktards. One day, you’ll thank me for this. I never thought I’d see the day that neurodiverse couples counseling would become standard fare across the big cities. This has been my dream from the git, for all us raggedy Cassandras seeking some kind of informed support, partnered as we are with someone who…
The Soft Machine
A story. It’s not about narcissism or OCPD, but I don’t mind if that’s your take on it. This is about a neurodevelopmental disorder entailing a lack of reciprocity, including empathy. You might know how I’ve struggled with my partner, the (cough) feminist ally, ordering me around, treating me like a servant. Sitting me down…
Let the autist learn from your mistakes
It’s a misnomer to call the ASD husband non-reciprocating. Oh, I get it. Tennis-ball messages, easily tossed and caught in a pleasant back-and-forth, are more like eggs thrown against a glass wall. We ask about his day, get an accounting, then hear no inquiry about ours. So we run to his end of the table…
Well things have been mum without the dum-dum blog
I can’t seem to speak the language. So, back to the place I materialize when I’ve been deleted from somewhere else. I have a feeling I’ll be paying for this blog in perpetuity. It aint rite. What’s wrong with respectful disagreement and open dialogue? Nothing, it stimulates thought, unless you’re a dadgum barking dogmatist, ruining…
Both Sides Now
Yahoots. Yesterday was Autism Awareness Day and the one-year anniversary of this blog. The Autism Awareness v. Autism Acceptance battle played out in the minds of neurodiversity activists on Twitter as expected. Hundreds of polarized tweets. It’s not like we could have both, awareness and acceptance of course, that’s a gray area. We’re dealing with…
Rust Never Sleeps
I’m watching True Detective again, and this minor scene reminded me how it used to be with my partner and me. Rust (Matthew McConaughey) is basically me against the neurodiversity counseling industry (played by Woody Harrelson). As I say, we’re getting passed this now. He’s learning to suspend judgment and I no longer feel put…
Self-stigma? Leave it to the Autist
It rankles me, but I give in. Let the neurodiversity movement keep their identity first autism. While I’m at it, they can take my secondhand autism and I’ll go back to being a full-on allipstick. My Version of Backing Down Besides, I’ve decided the comorbidities that come with autism are what we talk about when…
This fucking year
No one gets out of 2020 without loss. We are collectively grieving in this horrible, wonderful togetherness. They say everyone grieves differently, and that means everyone. For those who are partnered with Aspies, different includes imperceptibly. This too is sacred grief, and between him and the gods of his choosing. My process is to light…
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