My diagnosis consisted of a clinical interview of approximately 1 hour, ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment and interviews with my partner and mother. In this article, I will discuss the circumstances under which the ADOS-2...
I’ve spent my life wondering who I really am. I’m so complex, the product of two parents who were polar opposites. My father, I suspect had an ASD. Aloof, logical, critical, cutting and extraordinarily...
Like many people, I have always been fascinated by Einstein, although I knew very little about his life. I decided to remedy this one day after looking for some Einstein quotes on the internet...
We hear a lot about autistic people not being able to make eye contact. I confess to not being 100% sure that I know what ‘eye contact’ is supposed to be. I mean, surely...
Sometimes I wonder whether if I would be better off without using any form of social media. However, it’s practically unthinkable not to be involved. I can interact with like-minded individuals, discuss politics, arrange...
I get changed into an appropriate costume, leaving behind the clothes that I feel comfortable in and that make me feel happy. I leave the house and arrange my face into what I believe...
I’ve just had a visit from my pseudo Mother-in-Law, henceforth known as PMIL. It’s Monday morning, but the fact that I have to work doesn’t seem to matter. I work from home you see...
I’ve been thinking recently who I should tell about my autism diagnosis. Nobody knows apart from my immediate family and a few close friends. In an ideal world, I’d like to tell everybody. I’ve...
I’ve noticed a number of threads on Asperger’s/Autism/ASD forums where a younger person with an ASD quizzes those with a late diagnosis as if they don’t totally believe them. They want to know how...
Having lived my life with the knowledge that I wasn’t a ‘normal’ person, it was a beautiful feeling to realize that there was a reason for this. As a child, I chose the nickname...