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
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even when I didn’t want to admit it, I recognized that I was different from everyone around me. It would be years before I came to realize my differences were for the most part an asset, not a liability. It made me … Continue reading Life On The Margins – To Be Yourself
Some of the frequent facial features of Autism are a broader upper face, shorter middle face, wider eyes, bigger mouth, and the philtrum. The use of facial features as a physical marker to detect Autism is one of the most exciting topics in autism research. -unidentified source– Unfortunately, I don’t remember where this quote originated, but it was likely from an article I read. The medical … Continue reading Embracing My Aspie Side…Or Not.
I have been a long time follower of “The Religious Society of Friends”, otherwise known as Quakers. They just seem to have it right in so many respects. But I have always been reluctant to even try to attend a meeting, Continue reading Quaker Meeting – A Place To Unmask
Those who supposedly know more than the rest of us, think that everything can be explained by the Bell shaped curve. Just to prove that, to the right, I give you a small sampling of its use. If the bell shaped curve is good at explaining so many different things, maybe it will be a good way to understand of diversity. The part of diversity … Continue reading The Ubiquitous Bell Shaped Curve…
One thing that is critical to a satisfying life is to have dreams. Without dreams, we would certainly never hope to find our true place in this world. For most of us, the path to our destination in life is never a straight one. We go down one path and eventually find it is the wrong one, we turn around and go back to try … Continue reading The Path To Your Destination…
I need to start posting on my new topic entitled “About Diversity”. I am currently reading several books on the topic that will take time to complete. Before that comes to fruition, I will post some here about my early experiences. Since diversity comes in many shapes and forms, you never know just what to expect. With that uncertainty, fear undeniably has something to do … Continue reading Fear Of Diversity Is Primarily About The Unknown…
Until my official retirement from the corporate world happened twenty-four years ago, I always imagined that retirement was about just lying back and letting the days happen. But, for me, that is much easier said than done. That is what this post is all about. All my life I have always been a schedule and goal-oriented person. My days had to be filled with purpose. … Continue reading I Am Finally Giving Myself Nothing…
One of the most difficult things about living in retirement, especially for us elder orphans living in a retirement community, is “time drift“. I don’t know if I invented that phrase, but it certainly applies to me at this time in my life. I can count on one hand the number of people who have come into my apartment for a visit in the last … Continue reading RetComLife – Time Drift
These flowers remind me of something entirely different. What makes this bouquet so beautiful is the variety of individual plants that make it up. Yes, a dozen roses tell a story usually involving love, but a beautiful variety of flowers such as above shows us that diversity of life is where all the beauty resides.
Before I explain the title of this post, I must fill you in with a story (of course I do). I struggled most of my early to mid-adult life trying to figure out how to fit in, especially when it came to dating. I grew up in a household with no females. I blamed that on my difficulty relating to the opposite sex. I struggled … Continue reading Peace At Last…
It looks like it is time for another Autism quote here on RJsCorner. One of my jobs in life is to help you understand the width and breadth of Autism. The more you know, the better you will understand and hopefully accept those of us who are Autistic. I certainly have a problem with over stimulation, especially now that I am alone here in my … Continue reading Over Stimulation…
All my life, I have been an avid reader. It started when I was in the 4th grade with the Hardy Boys Mysteries, and Jack London’s Call of the Wild, and White Fang. When I was twelve, I read my first “big-boy” book. It was about Albert Einstein. He gave me a valuable lesson in life, even if I didn’t realize it at the time. … Continue reading Now I Understand, What You Tried To Say To Me…
I have been thinking about Autism lately, particularly my acceptance of that label. Plainly speaking, I just don’t usually see myself as autistic. Many of my best traits are described by the term Aspie, or Aspergers syndrome. I am proud of those things that gave me an advantage in my corporate career. But, since that career ended over 23 years ago, I think it’s time … Continue reading Autism, It’s Not A Black/White Issue
Welcome to the Boomer to AfterBoomers Club. Since this is the first official post for this new series, I want to tell you about what the B2AB project is all about and why you should come back often to this fount-of-wisdom.🙃 I know you have a picture in your mind of just who Baby Boomers are. I suspect you think that we were born during … Continue reading Welcome To The New “Boomer To AfterBoomer” (B2AB) Series
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