One major reason I started this blog was to have a vehicle to come out to people about being diagnosed as Autistic.Masking my Autismhas become so incredibly tiring and I’m really burnt out. I also feel like I’m hiding such a huge part of myself from the people I care about! (See...
As the branch drys out it will shrink a bit (or your bird might do some pruning) and it's positioning may loosen up and need readjusting to avoid the whole thing falling down. In the image above force of personality kept the branch in place BUT I added screws and washers (covered in...
Some parents are autistic and don’t know it until their children are diagnosed, specifically because healthcare providers and educators weren’t as familiar with autism in previous generations as they are now. But as someone who has spent a lifetime carefully studying humans, I feel I can ...
These diagnoses ranged from depression and anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anorexia, binge eating disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, depersonalization disorder, and bipolar disorder....
Personality. I’m not just a cluster of tumors. They say I’m a rarity, An unfortunate privilege for people like them. Unfortunate for me, that is. They love it. When my disease, my tumors and I walk into a room together, and the putrid medicinal smell pervades my nose, We are inv...
After all of these near-misses with getting to know what autism is, it never truly occurred to me that the real reason I recognized behaviours and felt that familiarity was because I too am autistic. It was like a chimpanzee looking into a mirror and not realizing the reflection is himself...
We where in a black mold home for 8 years now he as Autism Comment by Donna Carrillo — July 1, 2018 @ 8:29 AM We have been out of a mold free environment for almost 1 year. However, when doing a test now show any traces?. I had my daughter take allergy tests and they came...
Of course, you can’t lie to yourself (not without bringing in multiple personality disorder, which I think is a myth). Elliot explains what lying to yourself means in the essay: Lying has to do with pretending, misrepresenting or faking. You can do those things with yourself or others....
Personality: No, we don’t mean whether or not the attorney is a bubbly person. The legal personality of your divorce attorney needs to match your personality and your case. You don’t want an attorney who treats you like every other divorce client. Rather, you want a professional who wil...
It also – and stick with me here – doesn’t mean that their type is what you think it is. Someone’s type may be about their build, or it could be about that person’s personality and mind. It could be their overall interests or attitude towards particular beliefs or activities or ...