Published: Fusion (June 7, 2016)
As someone with autism, I’ve often wondered if there’s anything I can do to make neurotypicals, the name for you folks in the non-autistic community, less unpredictable to myself. I pose this question not as an attack or criticism. It’s just that those of us with high-functioning autism—or Asperger’s Syndrome in my case—struggle every day with your seemingly illogical behavior.
Published: The Good Men Project (March 24, 2016)
When my first article was picked up by Mic in February 2012, I thought that my dream of becoming a political columnist had finally started to come true. I wasn’t wrong, but I never anticipated one turn that my career was destined to take.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (March 12, 2016)
Without question, pursuing a PhD in history was one of the best decisions of my life. Not only has it opened doors in my writing career – which, professionally speaking, is my one true love – but it has allowed me to interact with some of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (February 20, 2016)
I’ve been writing about living with Asperger’s Syndrome for more than three years, and during that time I have received a curious response from many readers outside of the HFA (or high-functioning autism) community. Although many of them strongly identify with my descriptions of not understanding “the game” behind social interactions and therefore struggling to “fit in,” they’re not sure what to make of the fact that they have these problems but aren’t autistic themselves.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (November 26, 2015)
On Thanksgiving Day 2015, I am thankful for the following.
Growing up, it seemed like everyone rejected me as an oddball. If I didn’t correctly read the thoughts and emotions people attempted to communicate through their facial expressions and body language, I was weird and rude. ... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (November 12, 2015)
I recently discovered some lyrics from a Beatles song that resonated so strongly with me that I needed to include them here.
Courtesy of “Eleanor Rigby”:
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
In the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?... Read Original Article