An Astrological Reason for Aspergers?

A fellow blogger Pink has discussed the Vaccine theory on her blog . One thing that I found interesting was her suggestion that Astrology i...

A Very Aspie Christmas

A Quick Thank-You In all probability, this will be my last post before Christmas, possibly the last for the year so before I start, I'd ...

A Great Series of Aspergers Videos

There's a whole wealth of information about Aspergers on YouTube but sometimes instead of a vast series of unconnected videos, it's ...

Shutdown: A Specific Type of Meltdown

I've talked quite a bit about meltdowns on this blog because they're so integral to the aspie condition but I really haven't giv...

The Silent Scream

I had planned to move away from adult topics for a little while and concentrate on children's issues but the following comment provides ...

Finding Conversational Balance - Part 4: love in a restricted touch environment

Introduction I've already highlighted some of the problems that aspies face in the area of touch, though I haven't yet covered the c...

Finding Conversational Balance - Part 3: Compromises for Alone-Time and Social Time

Building on the last few posts, we have determined that aspies have a few obvious needs; Alone Time Restricted Touch Routine Gentle Encourag...

Finding Conversational Balance - Part 2: What Aspies Want from a Relationship

Recap We've already established that aspies not only have difficulty with small talk but also greatly dislike engaging in it. You can...

Finding Conversational Balance - Part 1: Changes

In my last post, I talked about how much aspies hate being asked "how was your day". It was entirely from an aspie point of view ...

Article: How was your day?

I'd like to draw your attention to yet another aspergers article; How was your day? on Asperger Square 8 http://aspergersquare8.blogspot...

Article: 12 Steps to Better IEP Meetings

I just want to draw your attention to an article in AdditudeMag (an online journal for parents of children with ADHD and/or Learning Difficu...

Article: Are Aspergians really rude and inconsiderate?

I just wanted to draw your attention to another article in Psychology Today. It's an essay by John Elder Robison , the Author of " ...

Article: Joe and the Mega Sized Smoothie - Language and Aspergers

I just want to draw your attention to a fascinating article on Psychology Today. It's called Joe and the Mega Sized Smoothie - Language...

Finding the Boundaries of Borderline Aspergers

Reminder Just a quick reminder that although I'm knowledgeable about Aspergers, I'm not a medical professional. I can only apply wh...

A Simple Real-Life Example of Aspie Awkwardness in a Social Situation

We often hear about aspie awkwardness in social situations but the diagnostic criteria doesn't give parents and supporters much to go on...

Visual Stimming - One of the Reasons why your Aspie child is pulling faces

Stimming is a repetitive behaviour performed by aspergers and autistic children because it "feels good" or calms them. I've c...

Article: How Far Should You Chase The "Impossible" Dream?

I was reading this article today; How Far Should You Chase The "Impossible" Dream? By Lynne Soraya on July 22, 2008 in Asperger...

Article: BitTorrent's Bram Cohen and Aspergers

Here's yet another good aspie tech story which once again demonstrates that while Aspies can make it to CEO positions, they're actua...

The Dangers of Over-Interpretation and Over-Analysis

A reader highlighted this problem in a comment on my recent "Letter Writing in Relationships" articles. At the time, the comment ...