The Olympics and Genetics and Aspergers Syndrome

I had a fascinating conversation with a work colleague yesterday about why we keep breaking records in the Olympics. I said that surely we...

Article: Aspergers Advantages in the Workplace by Matt Friedman

I want to draw your attention to a great post written by Matt Friedman. Matt is an aspie cartoonist and his cartoons have caught my attentio...

Bullying in the Workplace

If you think that bullying is just something that kids do, think again. Bullying occurs quite frequently in the workplace and unlike school ...

Article: On the Matter of Empathy

I just want to draw your attention to the following post on the " Aspie from Maine " blog. It's called; On the Matter of Empat...

Improving Employment Prospects for Aspies - Part 3 (What the Employer can do)

In part one of this series, I discussed the lack of employment services for aspie adults and in part two , I looked at some of the things ...

Improving Employment Prospects for Aspies - Part 2 (What the Aspie can do)

In part one of this series, I "lamented" the lack of services aimed at helping adults with aspergers find financial independence....

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...

Avoiding Human Contact

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

Defining Ourselves via our Emotional Baggage - Part Two

Last time, I looked at a couple of small examples of how the future actions of aspies are often dictated by their emotional baggage and sugg...

Article: Urgency Addiction - Getting things Done

I'd just like to draw your attention to an interesting article about aspies in the workplace. Urgency Addiction - Getting things Done by...

The Myth of Aspie Genius

Introduction My son has been a little upset of late because he's realised that he's behind the rest of the class in some areas. I...

Change Resistance and Me

I've been thinking long and hard about my own change resistance. After all, I've never really considered myself to be change resist...

Conversational Effort: An Incident

This post is quite a long and rambling one... my apologies. I haven't been the most supportive husband of late due mainly to two separat...

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...