Ignoring people isn’t something I can do. There is no “polite mode” with my lack of executive function. If someone is a jerk, I tell the person, at that moment. That’s something non-autistics never quite grasp, either. My wife has known me for 30 years and forgets that I have…
Month: April 2014
My wife and I like to take walks along the main street (actually, Third Street) of the nearby township. It is something out of a movie — even the park gazebo was donated to the community after a film wrapped. My wife said last night that the village across the…
April is autism something-or-other month, depending on whom you ask. It’s all about “acceptance” or “awareness” or “diversity” or “celebration” or “pride” — and I’m sure a few other concepts. To this, I respond with a busy, preoccupied, “Whatever.” I get that people want to find support, inspiration, connections, and…