If you’ve ever paid close attention while you’re around me, you might notice that I do some odd things. If I have to sit still for any length of time, …
Diversity, if you listen to certain people, seems to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing. But, it’s not. Diversity is actually one of the things that makes …
Well, it’s Autism Awareness Month and you know what that means. Yep, all the media’s talking heads yakking it up about ASD like they have any fucking clue of what …
Our world these days seems full of acronyms: LGBTQ, ADHD, JPEG, ATM, etc. It seems like we can’t speak without using a goddamned acronym anymore. Even shit you didn’t know …
As you all know, I have ADHD — actually, AuDHD. When you have that shit, dealing with the daily amount of sensory input is difficult. And, by “difficult”, I mean …
Question for my neurodivergent peeps: have you ever had an NT look at you like there’s a horn suddenly sprouting out of your fucking head? Yeah, me too. And, it’s …
I’ve talked about some real assmaggots–and maybe an assmaggot-ey organization or two (Nazis being the worst)–here on Socially Awkward Weirdo but I haven’t said anything about Autism Speaks. That changes …
Even though I’ve been a good, church-going southern boy my whole life, I’ve struggled to believe in God as presented by the church. The idea of an old dude sitting …
When I was a kid, almost every teacher I had told my parents, “He has so much potential. If he would only apply himself.” My parents thought that meant I …