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Editor’s Note: This article is a combination of two articles that can be found on the writer Garret Mathews’ blog, An Aspie Comes Out of the Closet, a collection of thoughts and reflections following being diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at 67. Am I selfish to a fault? Check. Am I happily capable of spending long hours […]
‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’ An autism story by ‘Heather’ My first-born child is autistic, but it took many years to learn this. I didn’t know he was different until he was four years old. Now, at the age of twelve, life is just so hard for him – not that it has ever been great […]
‘Am I Autistic?’ by ‘Derek Thomas’ Am I autistic? Maybe. Not wholly convinced, but that’s the diagnosis. Took the medical profession over four decades to come up with that, but they seem quite convinced by now. Still not buying it. I don’t lack empathy. Far from it. Emotions mean as much to me as to […]
‘A Very Lonely Time’ by ‘April’ I remember feeling extremely sad from the age of nine. I preferred being at school. When Friday came and others looked forward to the weekend, holiday or summer breaks, I would dread it. I never knew what mood my mother would be in, overly happy and enthusiastic or withdrawn […]
Family: An Anonymous Story After a long conversation with a friend about a subject that really matters to me, I began to think (and so did she) that this might be a subject that matters to a lot of others like me. The subject is family, most especially the families of those with an Autistic […]
The writer of this story has chosen to remain anonymous I am writing about my 16-year-old son who struggles with cyclothymia and Asperger’s. He does very well as long as he is properly medicated, although he continues to have anxiety. His biggest issue is with medication compliance because he does not like the sexual side […]
I need to put a disclaimer here before I go on: YES, there are extreme cases of autism where it is definitely a problem – where it absolutely interferes with the person’s ability to function in life, and where it can cause them to be a danger to him/herself and to others. However, contrary to […]