I Don’t Have To Do a Thing

Tonight I just felt like sharing a song that has really been ministering to me recently. I have been dealing with a lot of emotional issues in relationships as well as with the evaluation process for the Asperger’s diagnosis. It is easy to let myself worry about what people will think of me, and of [...]

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And the Answer is Yes

This will be extremely brief because I have to work this afternoon and have a PTO meeting tonight, so I don’t know exactly when I’ll be able to post in detail, but the answer was a definite yes! All three of the evaluators agreed that I qualify for a diagnosis of Asperger’s. So relieved and [...]

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Who Will Love Me For Me?

I have been reading a lot of great poetry lately on blogs such as mindretrofit7 and Alienhippy’s Blog, but this one touched me deeply when I read it the other day: Would You Still Love Me for Being Me? – posted by Bird at Take a Left at the Moon. I would encourage you to [...]

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Some Thoughts on Grieving About Autism

This post was inspired by a post by Rachel at Journeys with Autism titled Neurodiversity, Grief, and the Normal Minority. If you haven’t read it, I would encourage you to do so. There is so much depth and clarity in what she writes about this topic, and I find myself yet again thankful to have [...]

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Autistic or BAPpy??

I read a fascinating post today, called Bippity, BAPpity, Boo! about the concept of the Broad Autism Phenotype. I had heard this mentioned before but not followed up on it to find out more information, so how great is it that Laura asked Kim to write about it for her and save me all that [...]

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