I understand that the autistic person’s use of scripted speech comes from a different place and has more layers than our often lazy use of slang and movie references. It’s like arriving at the same destination via completely different routes; you’re glad you understand each other...
Even though I didn’t find out that day, October 23rd, that’s the day I think of as my “cancerversary”. And today I celebrate my SIXTH cancerversary. Last year, on the fifth anniversary, I had a lot to say about how I felt — so I’ll try not to repeat it all. You can ...