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Welcome to Ask an Aspie
The whole is more beautiful thanany one tile or any one color of tile Welcome to the inaugural post of the Ask an Aspie blog. Although I have never tried to hide my Asperger’s, I have not until now...
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Asperger’s and the DSM-V
The DSM-IV DwH writes So what do you think of Aspergers’s Syndrome not being included in the DSM-V? Do you think it somehow de-legitimizes Aspies? At first I was dismayed by the change. I had never...
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FAQ: Ask An Aspie Reality Policy
Someday someone will take anotherdecent photo of me. Until then, this is it. Other web sites have a Privacy Policy. I have a Reality Policy. Welcome to my world. Hi, I’m T.Rob. Yes, that’s my real...
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Response to Dr. Paul Steinberg’s NYT Op-Ed
Trigger warning: Ableism, bigotry, dehumanization, institutionalization, Islamaphobia, racism, zombies There are different ways to change public policy. When one’s profession is ethics, it is hoped...
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What not to celebrate
Trigger warning: ableism, bigotry, bullying, callous disregard for others, dehumanization, forced isolation Sorry to dredge up something from last year, but dissecting this cadaver in the name of...
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Free Range Aspergian vs. Aspergian
Possible Trigger Warning: Discussion of societal prejudices, factory farming, incarceration. Original title and coverof John Robison’s book The Free Range Meme & the Asperger’s Community This post...
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Why I’m not a good role model
Our 30th year As a computer security guy, I’m financially successful, work for a world-class company, co-authored a book in my field of expertise and have had a stable career. I’ve been married for 30...
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Asperger’s dating
I can’t think of anyone I’d rather be in a dysfunctional relationship withsomeecards.com Earlier today I ran across an ad for an Asperger’s dating web site. Now I’m not at all opposed to the idea, but...
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Fear and loathing in the Charlotte CBP offices
Boromir knows best. I continue to surprise myself. Not necessarily in good ways. I’m known in my family for an even temper, patience and deliberation. My wife, kids, mother in-law — they’re the ones...
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My journey to the brink and back
This is me the year afterthis story takes place. I originally wrote this in response to a question received in the first week after starting the blog, and then I shelved it. After leaving school I...
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I never would have guessed you’re autistic
Him? Autistic? You’re kidding! Prior to starting this blog I wrote about my Asperger’s on an as-needed basis. When I mentioned it at all, it was peripheral to the story. I didn’t try to avoid it, nor...
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Paradigms and puzzle pieces
A recurring theme depicts autism as a missing jigsaw puzzle piece. I’ve been lucky enough in my lifetime to witness sweeping cultural changes with respect to race and gender equality. Part of this was...
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Firesigns, warning signs and better times
The Firesign Theatre When I moved out of home at the ripe old age of 17, I’d already been a Firesign Theatre fan for several years and was spending all my spare change on their albums. I’d managed to...
View ArticleUS Autism Caucus activist directory
Yesterday in a Twitter chat with Lynne Soraya (you can visit Lynne on Twitter or Facebook), several of us were discussing how to compile a directory of the US legislators involved with the Autism...
View ArticleA working definition of hate in three acts
Yesterday I participated in a virtual march on Autism Speaks. There was a rather large outpouring of tweets and Facebook posts. I thought it would be great if we had some news coverage so I looked up...
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Tweetreach report for #BoycottAutismSpeaks
Tweetreach report for #BoycottAutismSpeaks It’s always interesting to me when seemingly unrelated things intersect. Last night I was reading up on some writer web sites and someone mentioned...
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The humility/noteriety spectrum
The first part of my life could be described as a long string of attention-seeking incidents. Some of them, like getting bitten in the head by a big dog at the age of 4, didn’t start out that way but...
View ArticleMy position on #BoycottAutismSpeaks
There’s a bit of a debate in the autism community concerning Autism Speaks and today I got pulled into a heated Twitter discussion on it. It’s a bit ironic that a group of people characterized by...
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Intense world, in theory and practice
A few days ago I stumbled across an article describing Kamila and Henry Markram’s Intense World theory of autism (more formally described in their own article). This, to me, was like finding the key...
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Form, function and authenticity – an essay on facial hair
When I’m in the right frame of mind, Internet trolls are an endless source of amusement. Unfortunately, that isn’t often and the rest of the time they just make me fear for the future of the human...
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