Getting Empathy (Back) into Your Relationship - Part 2

Last time, we looked at all the ways in which modern society conspires against us to reduce the amount and quality of our family time. This...

Getting Empathy (Back) into Your Relationship - Part 1

It's a point that I keep reiterating, Aspies are not incapable of empathy . We feel. We don't always recognise those feelings for wh...

Just a Reminder: The Black Balloon is out Tomorrow on DVD in the US

Since 59% of my readers come from the US, I figured that it was worthwhile noting that tomorrow (23 March) is the day that "The Black B...

Avoiding Human Contact

It's a common misconception that aspies dislike social contact. In fact, I've read somewhere that a major difference between "...

My Thoughts on the Changing Aspergers Label

In the last few posts, I've looked at the two sides of the controversy over the changes to DSM V regarding the absorbtion of the Asperge...

An Interview with Lynda Farrington Wilson, Author of Squirmy Wormy

I was given the opportunity to ask some questions of Lynda Farrington Wilson, the author of Squirmy Wormy, a book I reviewed last week . I h...

Book Review: Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself by Lynda Farrington Wilson

It's not often that I see a book which sits so comfortably across several age groups and brings useful and different information to eac...

FTF: Post 2: The Vows of Special Needs Parents by Chynna Laird

The Second Article in the First things First series is now available on "Hartley's Life with 3 Boys". The article is called ...