by lepton | Feb 2, 2016 | Autism Specific, Faith
One of my favorite articles of all time about a guy on the autistic spectrum raised fundamentalist who left the Christian faith. For me, it was like God was an imaginary friend that I absolutely knew was real, rather than just merely a faith I had… and all the crazy...
by lepton | Feb 2, 2016 | Matters of the Heart
Psychology is not dispensed in age appropriate ways. For example as a 35 year old male for someone to tell me not to let my vocational failure define me is laughable. Pass 30 as a male and what’s on your W2 does define you and determines whether you make guy...
by lepton | Feb 1, 2016 | Autism Specific, Economy, Social Situations
The conventional means of getting a job will almost never work for those on the spectrum: Unless you’re lucky and land a job right out of school your employment history is likely not going to have contiguous periods of full-time employment. When you apply...
by lepton | Jan 30, 2016 | Lessons
Great comment by Josh on a NYTimes creativity article: Unless he’s one of a very lucky few, the creative person will be punished for his creativity at every stage of his life. School rewards students only for completing simple exercises according to schedule. At...
by lepton | Jan 29, 2016 | Autism Specific, Social Situations
I highly recommend a PBS Independent Lens documentary called Autism in Love (you can watch it online). It follows a few people on the spectrum who (like pretty much all of us) are looking for love. Some of them are in relationships, others are not. Even for the...
