Is it possible to "regress" from a state where you feel able to cope pretty well ( Read more... )

Stimmy and on constant edge. I'm moving cross country in ten days and have been pretty cool up til now, when I think it all just hit me in one day. I just have these constant worries that something will go wrong, and I can't shake it. I'm being short and snappy with my roommate and it's not fair to her. It's hell on my executive functioning. Any ( Read more... )

( Cut for potentially triggering discussion, violence against autistics )

I have a feeling I'm going to be posting a lot in the next few hours because I have a lot on my mind regarding Asperger's...sorry in advance for the potential posting spree ( Read more... )

I know you guys sometimes post articles on this topic, but I never read them, so sorry if this is a repeat :/

I found this because my aunt posted this in her facebook status this morning. (Her 7-year-old is autistic.)

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/index.html

For those who might remember, I am autisticchessie. I decided to move to this journal because it was much easier for me instead of worrying and also forgetting about both journals. This one is a paid account and my dad still pays for it as an automatic payment so I need to keep using it ( Read more... )

Oh goodness ( Read more... )

A blog carnival is an event where various people write posts around a single topic and link them together at the end. The topic of this carnival is the intersection of asexuality and the autism spectrum. The scope of this project is general. Any topic that deals with the intersection of asexuality and autism fits within the aegis of the carnival. ( Read more... )

Ooh! Just had to share. The part about cultural variations on friendship is particularly interesting to me.

http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Friendship

A long time ago I read something about how kids who grow up in isolation the wild (I forgot the real term for these kids) show signs similar to those of Asperger's when they are discovered by other humans and begin to undergo socialization. Obviously they have poor social skills--they can't even speak--but also they would stim/have perseverations ( Read more... )