Blog My Autistic Life
Musings of a person with Asperger's Syndrome....
Aspie Special Interests One of my big obsessive interests lately has been languages and linguistics. I've been rampaging through all the libraries I can find looking for stuff on linguistics, especially historical linguistics, linguistic typology, and English dialects. I have also become interested in constructed languages, and am creating my own, a science fiction langua...
Survey: Bullies prey on autistic kids LinkA shocking new online survey has found that nearly 90 percent of autistic children in the Bay State have been targeted by bullying so violent and ruthless that a state lawmaker says teachers and school systems must be held accountable.The survey conducted by the Massachusetts Advocates for Children includes painful testimony from parents of aut...
I Hate Dental Work. Got a molar pulled today. Surprisingly it was not even close to being as unpleasant as getting fillings. I just felt some pressure and a popping feeling when the nerves going to the tooth root were snapped, totally painless. What sucks is the gauze in my mouth absorbing the blood from the empty tooth socket, so uncomfortable. Looking at my yanked t...
I Do Not "Suffer From Autism" Excellent post by fellow aspie Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg:I do not suffer from autism.I suffer when someone calls my way of being a disorder.I suffer when others invest time and money to prevent people like me from being born.I suffer when anyone suggests that I might recover or be cured.I suffer when others feel sorry for me or for the family I have ...
