One of my most frequent memories of childhood and adolescence - and even into young adulthood and still sometimes to this day - are the s...

A while ago, I wrote a post about the myth that people with autism don't have empathy. In reality of course, autistics DO have empathy, w...

I'm reading Liane Holliday Willey's memoir Pretending to be Normal again! What a treat. I wanted to highlight it for you with some of the...

Excel spreadsheets! Cropping photos to look "just so." Listening to the same song or reading the same book over, and over, and over, and ...

Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right n...

Here comes spring (and not far off is summer!) - and soon the world will open back up again after COVID-19. With new horizons will come t...

When I was growing up, there was one descriptor that followed me around everywhere - at home, at school, visiting family - everyone seeme...

I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way right now, so I decided to write about it. I did not sign up for this. I signed up to be ...

Late last year and early in 2020, I had the pleasure of attending several events at a beautiful organization in New York City called Feli...

Ok so it’s taken me a while to feel like I can say anything authoritative on this subject. And remember - I’m just one person. But since ...

This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to mod...

My mother helped me with a great many life lessons growing up. Some on purpose, some by accident - all from a place of love and as the re...

Routine rigidity, as it is most commonly referred to, is something that everyone experiences to some degree. You may drive the same way t...

We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our bedroo...

I have started exploring some of the local resources designed for adults with Autism. One very helpful group I have found is a "Women wit...

You know the kind. That’s right - good old fashioned Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, in the royal blue box, complete with cheese packet and “j...

There is still a lot of misinformation out in the world about Autism, ranging from benign to hurtful to quite dangerous. One of the misin...

My daughter was born last month, at 4:41am on August 25, 4 days after her due date. The running joke is that she wanted to be a Virgo, li...

In May, I wrote on this blog about my decision to pursue a diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder, and what that meant to me. Was I locki...

Being pregnant is both challenging and rewarding for any woman. Everyone will have their own experiences. As my due date approaches this ...