Decisions

According to google, the average person makes 35,000 decisions per day. These can be little decisions or big decisions or anything in between. Decisions can be extra overwhelming for Aspies. Our brains get tired from too many decisions, so it helps when we can make one decision that eliminates

Autistic Meltdown or Shutdown

Pretty much everyone doesn't like change, but it is different and more severe for autistic people, and I am going to try to explain how and what happens in my brain. Every change that happens in an autistic person's life requires brain power. There are always

Wanted or Not?

As an Aspie, social cues are my main struggle. I can't read people to tell what they think of me, whether they like me or they are just tolerating my presence. It is easy with kids because they are brutally honest, so you quickly know where you stand

Safe People

The biggest part of Aspergers and Autism is social struggles and dealing with the rest of the world around us. Beng around people can drain our social batteries and the type of situation and the people that are with us can impact the pace at which our social battery is

Touch

Sometimes life as an Aspie can seem like a paradox at first glance, but a closer look can reveal the truth within and answer so many questions.  Not every person is the same and not every Aspie is the same. We all react to things differently, so what I write

Shopping Manners

I have been both a customer and an employee in retail and I have seen and heard lots of things from customers. Some of the behavior is known to be bad and rude, but that is not what I am here to discuss today. What I am here to discuss

Insider Tips from a Professional Thrift Shopper with my Aspie Perspective

I grew up in a large family with hand me downs and thrift clothes all of my life. I never knew anything different and didn't feel like I was missing out on much with this. As an adult I worked in thrift stores for over 16 years and

My Identity

Because I am a Christian, my eternal identity is that I am a child of God. Nothing can change that, not even death. But my identity here on earth is more complex and includes things that make me unique. I am a Christian, American, Aspie, female, daughter, sister, aunt, friend,

Popular as an Aspie

All of my life I have always been shy and very introverted. I never was outgoing, and I was never popular among my peers. I knew that I was different from everyone else but didn't know until recently how or why I was different, and I was afraid

Aspie Empathy

Aspies are sometimes characterized as having little or no emotion. When in fact, we have a lot of emotions, we just have a hard time knowing how to show our emotions. We are not good at social cues, so we are often unsure of what others expect our reactions to