I’m having all the confused feels today. From “what do you mean just be yourself – who even is that?”, to “why do I feel I need a complete body and personality overhaul to feel attractive?”. I don’t know whether this is a feature of the autism I may or may not have, or my […]
We need to do more
An open letter to those in charge of educating our neurodiverse children. This is a guest post by Lisa Formosa, on a subject very dear to my heart, as I have a son who has autism and whose needs have not always been met by his teachers and when they were, it was begrudgingly. More […]
Facebook friendships aren’t real
I used to think they were. I would pour my heart and soul into Facebook statuses and I would get real conversation, but these days there are only crickets. It didn’t used to be this way. When I first joined Facebook I only added people I actually knew and I saw those quite a lot, […]
On being a bitch
The last post was a cleansing of sorts. Showing you my naughty bits and seeing if you stuck around. Some of you triumphantly commented that you are NOT the things I was admitting to and Yay to you! You get a gold sticker! <– See? A bitch! (Or quite possible Asperger’s – blurting things out […]
Is it harder to make emotional connections as you get older?
As my sister left after a flying visit, to start her return journey to Perth, I reflected on why I always feel so bereft when she leaves. And the answer was – Emotional Connection. She is one of the few people I have it with. While I had been congratulating myself on how well I’ve […]
