When you show up, are you doing so as your whole, honest self, or are there things you hold back, things you hide. Is it really all for show? For some, there is safety in performing, in playing a role, rather than being yourself. For others it is extremely difficult to be inauthentic, even for …
Month: May 2020
The autism “epidemic”
I wonder if the increase in reported cases of autism in children and adults is not a function of anything changing in human biology or neurology. I wonder if it is environmental. Not environmental as in pollution, but environmental as in increasing environmental stimuli over time. What if autistic disabilities are simply a function of …
Why I don’t post more about autism
I have been musing for a while about how to do more writing about my autism. The truth is, the more I read about others' experiences, the less I feel qualified to discuss any over-arching patterns and that is usually one of my super-powers, drawing connections that others don't see between seemingly unrelated topics. Autism …
How the Pandemic is like Car Insurance
My husband works in the insurance industry. He's never thought of himself as a "natural salesman," but in truth, he is exactly the sort of person you would want to have walk through the intricacies of your auto insurance coverage with you. He cares deeply about people and wants to educate them more than he …
Shorts #1
Change is inevitable. When abrupt, existential change disrupts your life, it is a reminder not to get too comfortable. Life is too short. All the things you are missing in the lockdown, that you currently cannot do, are forms of privilege, things you took for granted and may have not appreciated when you had them. …
Choices, or decision-making, part 2
I wrote earlier about decision-making and think I might need to qualify my suggestions a little. I do believe that, under the right circumstances, autistic people are well adapted to evaluating choices and making decisions within a constrained environment and with a clear idea of what to optimize for. The flip side of that is, …
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