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I think anyone with autism would agree that a certain percentage of us live with disorganization or clutter in our lives. It’s a given, in other words. It’s tiring, draining and messy and embarrassing, at times, I know. I find papers especially problematic as they never stop cascading in and I’m not a good organizing…
Continue ReadingOne of the more satisfying things that I do, from time to time, is participate in research surveys offered by the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University in England. Their volunteer form is here. It’s available to people with autism spectrum disorder worldwide so long as you have a diagnosis from a qualified medical professional….
Continue ReadingI know it likely bothers some people to see me write it Mum, but that’s what I’m used to, being Canadian, as opposed to Mom. My British roots showing I guess. I became a mum later in life than I wanted. We were trying for a while then I needed to have treatment with IVF…
Continue ReadingI tend to identify myself first as autistic then as bipolar since I feel that the autistic part of me has always been there and the bipolar only took strong hold of me in my ’40’s. But that’s not to say that it doesn’t hold a lot of weight or importance in my life. It…
Continue ReadingI feel very fortunate that I got diagnosed with autism when I did. My daughters were both in their pre-teen years. Both were having trouble in school. I got them both tested by a psychologist. Both of them were placed on the autism spectrum. So, armed with those reports I was able to get support…
Continue ReadingI had a wonderful laugh last night watching Youtube videos of the Late Late Show with James Corden and his quick review of certain movie star careers. For instance this one I’ll link Samuel Jackson He’s done others with Tom Hanks, Arnold and Tom Cruise. Very very funny. Had me laughing my head off. Tim…
Continue ReadingWhere do we get inspiration from? I get it from my husband Tim who’s always cheerful and wonderful and hard working. My two beautiful daughters who are smart and cheerful and wonderful and resourceful. My parents. My mum will be 89 in early September. She’s still going strong although having some health issues. My dad…
Continue ReadingThrough Twitter I found a fellow by the name of Ronnie Pinder, an English fellow who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 45. He’s written an article about it here It’s all too painfully familiar not to bring tears to my eyes to read his story. How many of us are out there?…
Continue ReadingOne of my latest music fads is the band Kobra and the Lotus. A Canadian metal band but that isn’t screamy, death metal sounding. Just good solid heavy rock sound with great lyrics, good music. They just signed with Napalm Records which is great for them, for sure. A new double album is just being…
Continue ReadingI think I was always borderline bipolar since my teenage years, frankly, upon talking to my psychiatrist and detailing my thoughts and feelings and actions. But it was the two pregnancies that really seemed to tip the balance right over into the madness category where I was into the straight mania/depression phases. Scary. It was…
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