Passions / Special Interests
Photography, computer applications, technology, cooking, videography, nature, gardening
Hyper Sensitive Senses
Smell Taste Sight – Observant, white light & glare, Sound Touch Sixth Sense
Auditory Processing
What? Excuse me? Come again? Sorry? Could you repeat that? Another hearing test? Move my seat to the front of the class again? If I had a nickel for everytime I\\\’ve had to say that I\\\’d still have trouble hearing in a noisy environment. Keep in mind I am autistic with hyper-sensitive hearing so it\\\’s…
What is Normal?
Who decides the norm in life? The media? The government? Religion? We go to school as a child, we go to the doctor, we go to church, we go to visit family, we go to the store. We follow our parents and siblings and family. We learn how to behave.
Relationships with Narcissists
First I want to say – They Picked Me! All my relationships throughout my entire life were a result of someone picking me. Not my choice but my acceptance and tolerance of them. Kind of like an arranged marriage or cult.
Spell it Out
What can someone do to help an Autistic person? Explain yourself as if you are talking to a classroom of adults. Please don\\\’t be condescending as they might have twice the intelligence as you no matter how old they are, or not. Explain why you want something done. Reason is the reason Autistic people get…
Autistical Me
I realized I was autistic at sixty years old. I was on the upside of the lowest low I\\\’ve ever experienced in my life. While researching abuse and narcissism, Autism repeated popped into my search results. A close friend mentioned my uncle had Aspergers (aka Autism). Autism is hereditary. I thought about my father and…
Career Crash
What happens to an Autistic person after a few meltdowns, shutdowns, burnouts, and looses momentum on their resume? What about references? Resume?