Grief n stuff The other day, Marcus got a text from one of our neighbors (he’s in my phone as “Two Doors Down Tommy”), informing us that one of the other neighbors across the street passed away the day before. My mind went where most anyone’s probably would: oh, that is too bad. I rarely talk to my neighbors because it takes too much energy (I let Marcus be the social one, which isn’t saying much, lol). But I look out my windows, complain about the kids across the street, and watch to ... Continue Reading »
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The Thing About Brain Freeways
The Thing About Brain Freeways I read a book recently in which the author suggests that people who are on the spectrum are using a different operating system than what most other people have. Because our brains are computers! I get it! But having grown up in Southern California and preferring different imagery than comparing my brain to a circuit board, I like to think of our brains as freeways. To say that Aspies take a different freeway to (sometimes) the same destinations as ... Continue Reading »