If you shelter half of a tree, the other half of the tree is likely to grow up and out and away from the barrier in order to get as much sun as possible to compensate for the part of the tree that is sheltered from the sun.  Over time, the sheltered part is likely to wither and the non shelter part thrives.Asperger's Syndrome, among …[more]

Ethan is back to his old shenanigans so I've put him back on his point system.  Essentially, it's a system by which he earns every privilege he gets by desirable behavior.  He earns tv time, video game time, time at his friends' house, special treats, allowance, outings, videos etc by spending points that he has earned through desirable…[more]

Travel has never really been a part of 'things I enjoy'. The whole idea of being away from home, potentially staying in hotels or not knowing where I am or what's around is all very scary. In fact, I've always said I would want to see Tibet and Greece - but I have always 'known' I never would because the idea of travel is so daunting.Trave…[more]

Crossposted to PonderEthereal A La AspieThere is always more than one way to look at something - even something like autism that seems so set in stone what with all it’s medical clinical speak from old men in glasses that mmhmm over us from very the age of 2, at the first sign of ‘developmental disability’. For instance, in the we…[more]

Crossposted to PonderEthereal A La AspieI am a spiritual counselor.  I do all sorts of healing and talk counseling around all sorts of issues.  My specialty though, is awake people.  For reference, it's similar to the concept of indigo children or enlightened people.  Similar, perhaps, but different.  But before you stop r…[more]

Sometimes, the thing that happens in my head really need to stay in my head. However, over the years, I've captured a few of those thought in posts that make for thoughtful, humorous reading. Sometimes, I have to let the oddness out.  :)  Here they are all bundled into one neat Aspie thought package of a post.-----------------…[more]

Being a mom of young kids has it’s struggles. They get into stuff they aren’t supposed to get into, they do what they aren’t supposed to do.  Being a parent of young kids WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME is an ENTIRELY different ballpark altogether. Every day is a new struggle with the same old stuff. For insta…[more]

Usually, my son, he just leaves shirts with buttons buttoned at the end of the day.  He totally pulls it off over his head so that when he wears it again, he can just pull it back on over his head.  And usually, even the shirts without buttons are on backwards and/or inside out. Although, I have to say that it is especiall…[more]

Originally posted on PonderEthereal A La Aspie, this post was about realizing that I had a new chance at an ACTUAL real life self identity.  When I look back now,although it seems like that was such a basic step and it was SUCH a long time ago, I'm really, now, in my thirties, where most people are in their early twenties.I don't mind being young…[more]

My son goes to a school in North County San Diego that has been fabulous.  We transferred here at the beginning of the 07-08 school year.  At first glance, the school looked run down, old, gang infested and just gross.  I was about 2 hours from pulling every string possible to not send him there when I found that …[more]