Adult Autism is Embarrassing
It is embarrassing to continue to lose your car in Wal-Mart’s parking lot. It’s embarrassing when you do not recognize people you should know. It’s embarrassing when you stumble to the wrong car, swing the door open, jump in, and didn’t realize you scared the crap out of the driver …
Interruptions Make Me Angry
I can completely understand why my 8-year-old gets so angry at his teacher when she interrupts what he is doing, and wants him to change gears. He loves reading and is having difficulty changing activities in school. All he wants to do is read his book, and he actual refuses …
Phone Calls from School Are Way Too Stressful
Sometimes one little phone call can set off a whole chain of events. Yesterday I went out to grab a breakfast biscuit from Hardee’s; I usually hate breakfast food. Before I was has halfway through eating my biscuit I got a call from my 8-year old’s teacher; never a good …
Juice recipe helped my nausea
Asperger’s and Pregnancy; Sensory Issues
I have scoured the internet looking for what is written about asperger’s/autism and pregnancy and I could find nothing. Being pregnant (again) with our fourth child, I think now is as good a time as any to start talking about pregnancy and autism. I found plenty of information claiming that …
I Should Not Drive When I Don’t Feel Well
Liebster Award; Tag Your It!
Autism and Dealing with Changes in Routine; The Magic of Obsessions
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 …