Melinda Green

I come from a large family, seven kids in 15 years, and I help babysit kids in my church regularly and I observe kids around me in public. I see things in the kids that lead to sibling fights and misunderstandings because different kids show love in different ways and

Because a common trait of Aspies is social awkwardness, this makes adult life seem really hard, especially moving out of their parent's house and living independently. We are already bad at social cues and so if we are not taught how to handle things that all adults have

In March of 2020 the world changed, and my world changed too. For a Christian Aspie, things changed in different ways than for most of the people around me. God has given me an Aspie skill that sometimes allows me to see problems before they arrive. It is helpful, and

For most of my adult life I have struggled with people actually listening to me and treating me like I was an equal adult. I think it is because of my Aspie traits, especially my lack of social skills, that make them see me and treat me like a child

Some groups of Christians have this idea that every sickness or problem in your life can be cured thru enough faith in God. But not every problem that is in your life is meant to be "cured". Even Paul in the Bible had a thorn in the flesh

Several years ago, I was asked to do the choir practice nursery every Sunday. After a while I got burned out and gave it up for a few years. I have recently started doing it again, but this time I know about my Aspergers, and I am paying more attention

Growing up in church and as a preacher's kid I have always known that other Christians will judge you and your level of spirituality by your prayer life, specifically your public prayers because that is what they can see. This is an area where most Aspies like me

Knowing that I have Aspergers, even without getting an official diagnosis from a doctor, helped me so much. I now know why I struggle so much in certain areas and seeing it explained by others helps me to understand my own feelings and know a bit more how to explain

According to Wikipedia, "Masking is a process in which an individual changes or "masks" their natural personality to conform to social pressures, abuse or harassments. Some examples of masking are a single overly dominant temperament, or humor, two incongruent temperaments, or displaying three of the four main

For those of you who have been reading my stuff and are wondering if you might be an Aspie as well, here is the link to a test that might help you figure it out. This is the first Aspergers test that I took, and it set me on the