My leap of faith has been validated
August 2, 2008 1:47pm
My newspaper column coming up this week will be about my food anxieties. There are so many aspects of Asperger Syndrome that can benefit from …
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I am an adult self-diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. My husband and I live in Northern California. We share our home with one precious cat.
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I enjoy reading, sewing, textile artistry. One of the things I'm really into is making socks, the more brilliantly-colored the better. (I just love self-striping yarn!) I work as a newspaper writer/editor and also do volunteer work publishing a newsletter for a community arts group.
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Theron's face gives her away
August 2, 2008 1:31pm
Last night we went to the drive-in movie. We saw the movie "Hancock." Don't read this post if you haven't seen the movie and …
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Toastmasters speech #5
July 26, 2008 3:10pm
Last night I gave speech #5 in my "Competent Communication" manual.
The name of the speech is "The Eyes Have It," commenting …
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Socks and self-advocacy make it a worthwhile day
July 6, 2008 3:52pm
I spent today doing two things I love ... working on a pair of handmade socks in bright yellow yarn that has green and brown striping and also …
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Rotenberg Center makes the news again
May 27, 2008 2:32pm
The Rotenberg Center made news again and has been circulated online by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network …
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thanks for yr. comment in note. :)yeah 2 new grand-daughters within 2 mo! whew! Hope you are well, Namaste, Jess
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Hi, havent checked in for awhile.I hope you are enjoying summer so far. WEll aside from drought & The fires! whih is upsetting! re: the colorful socks, (you mention making) are they the ones where each sock is a bit different? I bought (a similar sounding pair) at the hospital here in Willits, I just love them, they are hand done and so cool to have unique sox! Are they by any chance yours, that you sell in the area? Namaste, Jess
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Unfortunately because there are more males than females diagnosises with AS... books on the topic written from a woman who has AS and her struggles with relationships will be harder to find.. but AS relationship stuff is good to read when it is written by someone who has it because of simular situations and barriers, etc. which is why i always recomment the 2 chapter in "The Richter's Scale" the chapter on his sexual relationships and interaction with females is very good.. I have just started my own AS book after being begged and encourged by the IASG (local group) in my area) Walt
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Close Asperger Syndrome
I had never heard of Asperger's Syndrome until a friend told my husband about the condition. I graduated from high school before Asperger's Syndrome was commonly understood and diagnosed so I am only just learning about what it means to be an "Aspie."
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- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Due to tactile defensiveness, certain food textures repulse me. As a child when I was forced to eat them I could not swallow them without gagging.
- Meditation Working / Worked
- My husband has taken classes at the Nyingma Center in Berkeley for some time, and I took my first one with him about one month ago. I am relatively new to meditation.
- Pets Working / Worked
- Throughout my life, my cats have loved me unconditionally. And becauase we share the same distaste for loud noise and discord, I've found that my cats are effective as early-warning "peace barometers." A home that is suitable for my cat is a home that is suitable for me.
- Reading Working / Worked
- When a close friend suggested to me that I have AS, the very first place I turned was to look for books on the subject. This has always been my way. I always know that whatever I want to find out, chances are that there's a book that was written about the subject.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- In June 2007, a close friend suggested to my husband that I might have Asperger Syndrome. He has been very supportive and, like me, has been learning all he can. His unconditional love and acceptance mean a lot to me.
- Writing Working / Worked
- I have always communicated better in writing than in spoken speech so it is perhaps not surprising that I'm a newspaper reporter. When I learned I have AS, I wrote an article that appeared in my local newpspaper. It was my official "coming out." Since then, I have written several columns about issues that I face as an adult on the autism spectrum. I am hoping that other adults who had no prior knowledge of AS will hopefully gain greater understanding and a reassurance about themselves.
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