-
Recent Posts
Archives
- March 2019
- December 2018
- February 2017
- April 2016
- October 2015
- February 2015
- October 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- September 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
-
Join 824 other subscribers
Twitter Updates
Tweets by catastraspie- acceptance
- achievement
- ActuallyAutistic
- Alexithymia
- annual report
- anxiety
- asc
- ASD
- Asperger
- Asperger's
- Asperger syndrome
- aspie
- autism
- autism acceptance
- Autism spectrum
- autistic
- autistic spectrum
- awareness
- blogging
- boat analogy
- Christmas
- Coffee
- cold
- communication
- coping
- depression
- diagnosis
- disappointment
- empathy
- employment
- empower
- eqsq
- expectations
- feelings
- fiddle
- fidget
- Food
- Freedom of speech
- individual difference
- kinaesthetic learning
- learning style
- life centre
- loss
- meltdowns
- Mental Health
- miscarriage
- moving on
- neurodiversity
- Neurotypical
- Nonverbal communication
- numb
- Online Communities
- Plinky
- relationships
- right brain
- rituals
- romance
- seasonal affective disorder
- sensory issues
- Sensory overload
- Social Networking
- Speech
- stats
- still standing
- stress relief
- summary
- sunshine
- survivor
- Tangle
- Thesis
- toy
- understanding
- vitamin D
- wordpress
Blogroll
- A Quiet Week in the House
- Alien Hippy A place where I can be me!
- Aspienaut WIRED differently
- Aspiesphere Welcome to the Aspiesphere
- Giftedness Uncovered Brilliant, with a Ph.D in clumsiness ~ 2e experiences
- Inner Aspie Blog about daily happenings, writings and random thoughts
- Life with Aspergers
- Musings of an Aspie One woman’s thoughts about life on the spectrum
- Quarridors by Nat
- Reddit Asperger's page For safe and helpful conversation with people that have Aspergers or live with someone that does.
- That Awkward Kid Hope for the socially dyslexic
- The Third Glance A peek into my (Autistic) mind
- Thirty Days of Autism Written by L. Kelley
Other Links
- Autism diagnosis for adults The National Autistic Society
- Catastraspie's Weekly News from the world of people with Asperger’s & Autism
- Hendrickx Associates Asperger’s Training, Counselling, Assessments & Consultancy
- The Aspie Quiz
Meta
Blog Stats
- 70,653 hits
Tag Archives: anxiety
No, I really *really* can’t get the train…
I don’t often bother talking to people about my sensory issues and my intolerance for daily living, After all, everybody at some point feels too hot, or too cold. Everybody feels pain. Most people have a food they don’t like, … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings, Thoughts
Tagged ActuallyAutistic, anxiety, asc, ASD, Asperger's, autism, Autism spectrum, autistic, transport anxiety, travel anxiety
6 Comments
So I have ongoing counselling, so what?
When I went back to see my counsellor (therapist) after a nine month break, she gave me some assessment forms to fill in, including one which asked what issues I wanted counselling for, and what I wanted to achieve. I … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings, Thoughts
Tagged ActuallyAutistic, Alexithymia, anxiety, asc, ASD, Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, Autism spectrum, autistic, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Community mental health service, coping, counselling, depression, Mental Health, National Health Service, therapy
8 Comments
The anxiety gap – Thoughts (and feelings!) on public speaking
People often ask me how I manage to do things like lead seminars, or do stand-up comedy, given I have significant anxiety and Asperger’s. They often describe it as their ‘worst nightmare’, and can’t seem to reconcile it with my … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings
Tagged ActuallyAutistic, anxiety, asc, ASD, Asperger's, aspie, autism, autistic, performance anxiety, presentations, stand-up, stand-up comedy
10 Comments
catastraspie 