In Australia this is such a common greeting. Hey, how’s it going? How’s things? Most of the time the socially acceptable reply is… “good”. Most of the time conforming to this little ritual is not a problem for me. It feels natural, simple and effortless. It’s the times when I cannot honestly answer ‘good’ that things get tricky. Continue reading
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Communication, Perfectionism & Monotasking
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO: Aspie Monotasking
I have this constant feeling that I have to prove myself. I’m so aware of my own weaknesses. I’m so aware of the ‘special considerations’ that I often ask of people. I’m so aware of how much trust it takes Continue reading
Poem: The I CAN Tree
This is a little poem that I wrote during the recent I CAN Network Teens Camp.
Many thanks to my inspirations. You know who you are 🙂
The tree is Batman
Batman is the tree
The apple pine tree
The pine lime tree
The chai tea tree
Can be anything it wants to be…
🙂
Small Talk
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Why do I, like so many other Aspies, find small talk so painfully difficult? Continue reading
How do I know what to say?
Figuring out what to say was one of the hardest things I had to learn about how to have a conversation. I learned pretty quickly that there is a right and a wrong. Continue reading
Shave Update – One Week Later
What’s life like post dreds? It’s cold. Very cold. I’ve taken to sleeping in Continue reading
Overcoming Social Anxiety: Projecting an Image
It’s been a BIG week, but I’ve finally written this last post on how my dreadlocks helped me socially.
As I wrote about in my previous posts I used my dreadlocks to better control the assumptions Continue reading
Overcoming Social Anxiety: Party Strategies
Let’s face it, everyone associates dreadlocks with marijuana. Continue reading
Overcoming Social Anxiety: Confidence
I used to be so worried about saying the right thing or doing the right thing. I was looking at the situation completely wrong. Continue reading
Aspergers From The Inside 