I’ve noticed a correlation between my driving and how overloaded I am feeling. When I am overloaded the sun is a little too bright even behind the clouds, my focus is divided, I miss my turns, and become jumpy when I hear car horns honk. I always feel like they …
Liebster Award; Tag Your It! I had not heard of the Liebster Award until the other day when Musings of an Aspie wrote a blog post about her being tagged. That is where I learned that I too, was tagged by Yes, That Too, which was an honor coming from …
The Magic of Obsessions I have been silent for the past week. Why? The answer is two-fold. I do not take change very well, and I was working through a short temporary obsession. Does anyone else have those? Short-lived obsessions? Several times per year my husband needs to work a …
My decision to become a writer led to my autism diagnosis. I decided one day that I wanted to write books, and writing quickly became my new special interest. The problem was that I was dreaming of writing fiction novel, and had no clue how to write them. This lead …
Tonight we went to my sister-in-law’s house to cut a birthday cake for my niece; she turned 15 today. Trips to my sister-in-law’s always promises to be loud and noisy, so I guess my kids fit in (sort of). I, as always make certain I have my ear plugs tucked …
Many of us with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have difficulty tolerating foods. There are several reasons for this, for our being seen as “picky eaters” from childhood. First, our acute sense of smell serves to warn us about foods that we are not going to like. My father used to …
Many of you may remember that Mr. Aspie Writer wrote this post: I Married an Aspie – A husband’s perspective on Asperger’s Syndrome. As he has watched me blogging away and plotting long on my memoir, he has decided he wants to give his side of the story. He wants to …
YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE! Yay! (I think) I’ve had a bug up my butt the past week. I wanted to do some other things with my blog. Mostly, for now, I wanted to change the look, feel, and theme, but was unhappy with the templates in Blogger. …
About a month ago, Tantrum Tot, my 23 month old, had his initial autism screening during a well-baby appointment at the pediatricians office. The result conveyed was extremely high risk. The pediatrician made an appointment for us to have a speech and language evaluation while we wait for an …
A long time ago (years), I used to exercise, and juice—a lot. I can recall feeling very good in general, and good about myself and my health. I’ve gotten so far away from those days in recent years, and after reading a few health blogs I’ve decided to give juicing …
