Tag Archives: autistic spectrum

Walking a fine line – my personal safety strategies

Even after nearly 20 years practise at learning to navigating the tricky world of social, personal and romantic relationships, I still find myself in particular situations, wondering how this happened.  Sometimes I wonder how this has happened yet *again*, and … Continue reading

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Social media ≠ social skills? Think again…

Social media is a lot more like social interaction than I had initially thought.  As well as knowing what I want to get across, I have to remember to read other people’s tweets and blogs, show interest in them and … Continue reading

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My own neurodiversity fills me with wonder and excitement – does yours?

The more I speak to parents of teens and young adults with Asperger’s (AS), the more I hear that their kids don’t want anyone to know that they have AS, they just want to be seen and treated as ‘normal’.  … Continue reading

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