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It used to be that your word was your reputation. If you break your word you suffer the consequences. But for the words in the title above, the majority of us break our word. Oh, we have all the intentions … Continue reading Till Death Do Us Part… Aspie Style..
When I was a kid I often heard that the USA was the great American melting pot. To me that implied that when people came to this country they gave up all their traditions and heritage and merged seamlessly into … Continue reading A Melting Pot vs. A Stew….
I managed to get through twenty years of my work life without cubicles. But then it had to happen. When my job was moved from Indiana to New Jersey in 1996 I went with it. I really didn’t have a … Continue reading Cocoons
Being a person with some strong Aspie traits, I just don’t handle stressful situations well. Fortunately, I don’t totally lose it as the word meltdown infers, but I quit acting like an adult and instead am a panicked kid. In autism studies, these episodes are called meltdowns, so I will call them that for the purposes of this post. Continue reading Aspie Meltdowns
I am a scribbler on the margins. The body of the first draft of any post here seldom gets through without some serious corrective scribbles on the margins, at least the e-margins. I don’t use much paper anymore, so maybe … Continue reading Scribbling On The Margins
“This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something” will Will Rogers – 21 Sept 1931 We seem to be a nation that so desperately needs someone who knows something. The … Continue reading For Someone Who Knew Something…
I don’t know if I am going to skid sideways totally worn out into my death, but I do have several body parts that will arrive in that condition. I have tortured my knees since an early age, so they … Continue reading What A Ride!!
I know that I am not the only person in the U.S. who is deaf. In reality there are more than three million of us around. About two million of those are like me who went deaf as an adult. … Continue reading Being Alone In The World
I currently have over 300 posts here at RJsCorner that are in the category Life on the Margins, and I realize that very few of them ever see the light of day via archive reads. For that reason, I will … Continue reading Life On The Margins – Redux.
I have spent almost an entire lifetime trying to figure out why I am so different from many others. It wasn’t until a handful of years ago that I discovered Asperger’s Syndrome, and many of those questions were answered. Being … Continue reading What If Neurodiversity Was The “Normal”?
One of the primary reasons for RJsCorner is to show you that not everyone is the same. I know we all like to be with people who think as we do but it is equally important to be around people … Continue reading Embrace Diversity
I think its time for another post about my Aspie traits. This one is about my obsession of having control of my life.
Continue reading “Having Control…”
I just ran across this statistic from a medical professional website recently. Refuting that absurd claim is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “85% of Aspies Are Unemployed… What A Crock!”
This is yet another post in my “Then N’ Now” series. It is about how I saw the world in the 1940s to the 1960s and how I see it now.
Continue reading “Then N’ Now – Diversity”
The myth in the title above is surprisingly not that uncommon among our population. I have come across it many times in my life. But this particular myth is not limited to just those who can’t hear. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Myth – Deaf People Have No Intellectual Capacity”
This post is going to be about some of the lessons I have learned about having challenges in my life. Some revelations come from my readers and some were revealed by other methods. The picture above almost entails everything that is needed to appreciate this post.
Continue reading “Peace, Purpose…”
It’s time that I put out another post about Asperger’s Syndrome and why I say I have Aspie traits. It is often said that Aspies don’t have empathy. With this post, I want to try to convince you that is not true using some things I have learned and with some personal examples. That is what this post is about.
Continue reading “Aspies & Empathy”
I know the title above is rather ambitious for a single blog post, but I do want to give you an idea of how it came about and how some of the statistics might be deceiving. I have been studying … Continue reading The History of Autism
From looking at my post counts here at RJsCorner I see that I am pretty much ignoring my number five pillar, breaking down myths. I need to pay more attention to that topic so this post will be about a … Continue reading Breaking Down Myths – Most Deaf People Can Read Lips
For this “Seeking Wisdom” Thursday I am going to give you some of my personal wisdom. Unlike some person we all know, I don’t think I am perfect but I have gleaned a fair amount of wisdom during my years … Continue reading Letting You In On A Little Secret…
Like most of us, people often ask me who I am? When we are in our employment years we often answer with our current occupation. For me, that was an IT/Database developer. Depending on who is asking we sometimes give a different answer. But in reality, it takes years and often an entire lifetime to determine who we really are. Throughout our lives, we struggle with one thing or another and those struggles are a big part of what forms who we are. They say that diversity builds character and I can certainly attest to that fact. Living in poverty … Continue reading Who Are You??
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