Setting More Realistic Goals For My Health
For the last two years, I’ve been waiting to get back to feeling “normal” again. Granted, my version of “normal” before May 7, 2013 was still at about 50% capacity…
I’m #ActuallyAutistic – Why We Hijacked the #AutismSpeaks10 Hashtag
Here’s the thing about the “autism advocacy” organization known as Autism Speaks – it doesn’t advocate for people with autism. In fact, if it’s said to advocate for anyone, it…
Autism and Scripted Language, aka Bless Me When I Sneeze!
Social expectations don’t usually come naturally when you’re autistic. But autistic people like me also tend to live in a world guided by rules, both self-imposed and otherwise. One of…
Congested Mucosa – Could This Help Solve My Abdominal Pain Mystery?
In the quest to discover the root of at least one of my physical problems, I had a colonoscopy yesterday, Tuesday. Monday, prep day, was my birthday. Worst birthday since…
The Mostly Good News Day
After a stressful few weeks of nail-biting, I met with the surgeon today to go over the results of the biopsy I had last week. The tests showed that the…