I'm asking because Jasika Nicole, who plays Astrid Farnsworth, says that she based her portrayal of Astrid from the alternate universe on her autistic sister, so I was wondering what you guys thought of how she plays alt-Astrid ( Read more... )

There was a recent article from my local paper on a book called, Artism: the Art of Autism. The main reason for it being written was because it featured some local artists and the author was from a nearby county.

Article Link:
Ventura Star

Website:
http://artismtoday.com/

Book: Artism: the ( Read more... )

Hi all --

It's been a mighty long time since I've posted, and I don't keep up with the community too well anymore to be honest (sorry!), but I have just moved to San Francisco and I am looking to volunteer here. I'd like to help with LGBT kids on the spectrum, and I don't know if there's a specific group for that or not. I Googled to no avail, and I ( Read more... )

Its funny how even though we live with being on the spectrum every day, I can totally forget how affected we are.  I hurt my back in May, and I haven't until just recently gotten to the point where I can really do much in regard to cleaning house.   So I decided the other day that I was going to work on Lina's room (Lina is my daughter Who is High ( Read more... )

Do those of you who have sensory integration issues, notice that they are harder to cope with when you are tired?  If so, do you have coping mechanisms that help?  The reason that I ask is because when my daughter, who has HFA, is tired she has a really hard time coping with sensory stuff.  It seems like everything is more intense for her when she ( Read more... )

Does anyone here have problems with coming across as too intense or aggressive?  My family says that I intimidate people because I am too aggressive.  I have tried to not do this, but I can't figure out what it is that I am doing wrong.   I have asked my family to explain what I am doing wrong, but I just don't understand why people feel the way ( Read more... )

I want to bring something to your attention.  I have a friend who is an author who is on the spectrum, which is why I am posting this on this group.  This author has gone through the whole process of not only writing but getting published.  Now, all of us on the spectrum understand that just dealing with everyday stuff is stressful enough, but when ( Read more... )

big pile of guitar pedals...

not just cool for the aspie content, but cool for the art, too!

this article made me realise something i miss about living in nyc that i never noticed: it's a place that really encourages you to have systems for living.

I thought this might be something to post here, since depression, lack of social life and so on can make this very, very hard.

The short version is that dieting by calorie restriction does not work, and the number on the scale going down can actually be very, very bad. Ideally, you want the number on the scale to go up. Also, if your diet does ( Read more... )