Hiding Yourself Away

A sure way to feel lonely or isolated is when we are alone with our interests. Those of us on the spectrum tend to hyper focus on things and get very excited about something (anything from trains, Star Wars or frogs) for either short periods of time to a life time. I am always most fascinated by those who dedicate …

Being an Adult

Life was just a lot easier before I had to grow up. I am not saying being an adult doesn’t have its benefits, such as having complete responsibility over our own life and the choices we make. It’s just, being a child also had a lot of benefits and not just of the “I see a jar of cookies and …

Facial Expressions

This time I want to talk about facial expressions. It’s something that most people do intuitively, I am told, and interpreting the facial expressions of others is equally intuitive. Not to me, though. It may come as a surprise to you, but I didn’t even know that I couldn’t read facial expressions until I was a teenager. When I was …