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Category: Autism

ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity

Social Interaction and Neurodivergence Or Life as a Socially Awkward Weirdo

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You know, of course, that the name of this blog is “A Socially Awkward Weirdo”. There’s a reason for that: I’m weird and I’m socially awkward. Today, I thought I’d …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

Planners and ADHD: A Match Made In Hell?

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Planners and ADHD seem to go hand in hand. But in the Dark Times (before we had smartphones) I was constantly searching for one that would magically organize my life …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

Object Permanence: Is It a Thing?

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Last week, I had an interesting text exchange with my son-in-law. It went something like this: <T.: Have I ever told you how much your vacuum cleaner bothers rachel?> <Either …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Self-care

About Self-care, Listening To My Brain, and All That Shit

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On a recent Sunday morning, I could not find the motivation to get ready and go to church. It just wasn’t there. I kept telling myself that I needed to …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

Executive Dysfunction Is a Whole Thing

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So, I have a problem with something called “executive dysfunction”. Until recently, my response to that was basically, “Whatchu talkin’ bout, Willis?” But apparently, it’s a big deal within the …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

I Don’t Fit In

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Life as a neurodivergent person can be fucking lonely. Most of the time, that’s a good thing. When you have sensory issues, dealing with fewer people tends to make things …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

Autism and Anti-Vaxxers

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I think it’s safe to say that autism doesn’t have a stellar reputation. Really, all types of neurodiversity have an image problem, but today we’re talking about autism. While things …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity / The South / Uncategorized

Southerners Love Eccentrics

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By now, you know I’m neurodivergent. And, you may know that I live in the South–North Carolina, to be exact. But, I suspect that you haven’t given much thought to …

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ADHD / Autism / Literal thinking / neurodiversity / Uncategorized

Being Neurodivergent In a Neurotypical World

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If you’re neurodivergent, you understand one thing above all others: the neurotypical world is fucking weird. From the odd social conventions (shaking hands? What the fuck is that all about?) …

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ADHD / Autism / neurodiversity

A Socially Awkward Weirdo

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This isn’t the first time I’ve written about being neurodivergent but it is the first time I’ve brought some new information to the party.

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