Podcast 044; Season 4, Episode 8; October 20, 2020 We’ve lived in four states. Now, in Central Texas, we’re home. Central California was the fire and brimstone Hell. Minneapolis was the frozen Nordic Hell. Pittsburgh? The drivers are from Hell. Here outside Austin, we’re enjoying good weather… and not driving. No Snow,…
Category: Health
From diagnoses to “treatments” and everything in between, posts about health and autistic life.
Podcast Episode 0041; Season 04, Episode 05; September 29, 2020 Our conversion continues with the quirky, witty, caffeinated, and bearded Australian media personality Ben Sorensen talks with us about humor, masking, and life-hacking. Follow Ben at BenSorensen1 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Ben Sorensen: https://www.bensorensen1.com https://www.facebook.com/BenSorensen1/ https://allmylinks.com/bensorensen1 Being True to the Autistic You…
Podcast Episode 0039; Season 04, Episode 03; September 15, 2020 I’ve always been anxious. I was probably born anxious. Is that an autistic trait? It seems to be one I share with most autistics I meet. An Anxious Autistic Me, Aging Welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I am Christopher Scott Wyatt,…
Podcast Episode 0037; Season 04, Episode 01; August 25, 2020 Everyone is exhausted. The COVID-19 pandemic safety measures are the new normal. We’re in a routine, and it isn’t much fun. Every day is another day at home. Each day resembles the last day, the last week, the last month.…
We’re officially a homeschooling household. We notified the school district, in writing and via email, and we enrolled in a homeschooling curriculum. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that since March, we’ve been “homeschooling” anyway. The remote learning provided by our daughters’ school was the best they could do in an…
Trauma comes in many forms. I don’t wish to suggest they are all equal — they are not. But this blog post discusses the emotional abuse teachers intentionally and unintentionally inflict on students. As a teacher, I’m sure I’ve said things that upset a student over the last 30 years.…
Updating some notes on my life, for both personal reasons and to reconsider the aborted autobiography on life without knowing you are autistic, is depressing. A long list of personal and professional failings. Writing is my refuge, even though I haven’t made a career of it. When I get paid…
While many people seem eager for a “return to normal” as we shelter-at-home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m not ready for normal. The coronavirus situation only reinforces how comfortable my wife and I are not running around town or dashing about just to be doing something different. This isn’t to…
And so the “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19) has led to the cancellation of my medical appointments (including a minor surgery) , the closure of our YMCA, an extended spring break for our daughters, runs on basic grocery items, a national toilet paper shortage (that isn’t real, but caused by panic),…
Making excuses bothers me, yet here I am apologizing. The Autistic Me Podcast and the blog are both a bit off-track as 2020 begins. Despite hoping I could manage a twice-monthly or so schedule for the podcast and weekly posts for the blog, my recent exercise-induced knee injury and some general…