A common trait in people with autism and Asperger syndrome is that they take common expressions literally. For example a neurotypical person could say, "maybe we should hang out sometime," and a person with autism could respond with, "hang out of what?" Below are some examples of situations where I have taken things literally expressions or … Continue reading Taking things literally but not always for the best

As a young woman on the milder end of the autistic spectrum, I may react differently to certain things in public than NTs do due to increased sensitivity to them. Below is an extensive list of these things in more detail and I apologise in advance if any of these points offend you: People who … Continue reading My Public Pet Peeves and Sensory Triggers

As part of my Asperger syndrome I am extra sensitive to members of the public who I perceive as rude or aggressive regardless of who they are, where they're from, how old they are etc. This is similar to my previous post on encounters with strangers but a little more intense. The earliest example of … Continue reading Why they gotta be so rude? Don’t they know I’m human too?

The heading is a brief conversation between me and a woman in my street after I realised I lost my key and my fob that might have fallen off my lanyard when I tripped over. I told the woman about my loss after she and some people she was with helped me up. When she … Continue reading “Do you want me to guide you to your house?” “No thank you. I don’t know you.”

I have been living with Asperger syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder, for twenty-five years and it has its positives and negatives. The positives include having an average to high intelligence, which was enough for me to achieve a 2:1 in animation at university and allow me to study for an MA in the same subject; … Continue reading Are restaurants autism friendly?