Originally published at The Cat's Reflection

my relationship with my mother is… strange. not in its type. we’re best friends and worst enemies just like any mother and daughter. the difference is the intensity of both and the cause of it. that cause is the ignorance of so-called experts.

i was born in the early 1980′s - otherwise known as that time between the 1940′s research on asperger’s ( Read more... )

This post was written for the Nerdfighteria IRC network and the original copy is here.

There are enough internet safety pages out there to sink a large Mediterranean island or two, but this one is a little different this one is focused on nerdfighters, but especially our minors and some of the places we love to hang out.

The Community in ( Read more... )

my FILDI is very strong at the moment so there will be two posts tonight. The first is something i’ve written for a friend who’s autism spectrum son is having meltdowns in the mornings for no readily apparent reason, here i seek to guide the reader towards possible issues.

People with Autism Spectrum Disorders have a very high base stress level, ( Read more... )

Sunday i ordered some sock yarn so i could knit some socks for mum for mother’s day (may 13th here in aus!) monday morning it was posted. yesterday and today i’ve made the trip down the stairs and to the mail box in the vain hope my package of yarn will be there. i know i’m being impatient, but my fingers itch for new yarn and the anticipated ( Read more... )

This blog comes to you in three parts.

ONE

Quick note on the new title: just a reference to the fact i’m a lot like this most of the time:

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(as in totally confused by my reflection… and everything else!)

TWO

The happy thing is also a video. i left a comment on a ZeFrank video recently asking him a question, and in his last video he answered it ( Read more... )

this post talks about r*pe and sex work, if these topics offend you or make you feel unsafe, do not read. also note that although this post is triggered by a real incident, i’m not naming ANY names here. if you know who anyone involved is, keep it to yourself. i have named/shamed the perp elsewhere but this is not what this post is for

when a ( Read more... )

Dear Smokers of the World,

i do not smoke, mostly because the smoke is a migraine trigger for me. i will, however, support your choice to do whatever the hell you choose to your own body. Please try not to stand too close to me while you do so, though. Migraines hurt.

What annoys the hell out of me, though, is those of you who expect others to pay ( Read more... )

On March 5th 2012, Invisible Children released a video called Kony 2012 documenting the atrocities of Jospeh Kony, a Ugadan Warlord and head of the LRA. This video went viral and made a lot of us very angry, creating conversations and memes on facebook and twitter and spreading around the net, with #kony2012 trending globally on twitter and youtube ( Read more... )

Can i tell you a story,

as we sit in the sun,

drinking tea,

passing time.

Can i tell you a story

of days gone by,

of day to come,

of my secret hopes for you,

and for me.

Can i tell you a story,

of the moment we met,

of my joy when i realised,

we would walk together.