Headphones

If you’ve seen a piece of media set in the present day which features an autistic character, chances are they’ll be wearing a pair of large, ear covering headphones. And while there are a lot of things shows and movies nowadays get wrong about autism, this is actually one of the things they get right. […]

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(Re)Opening Up

To be perfectly honest, I never make any kind of political posts or engage in any kind of debate on such topics on social media. Part of this is due to my (admittedly cowardly) fear of alienating people, but truthfully it’s really because I prefer to have such discussions face to face and looking people […]

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My Quarantine Playlist

Music is a magical thing: it can invoke memories, affect moods and tell stories. For me, music has been a part of my life since the beginning, as both of my parents were involved in musical theatre and they brought me to see their numerous productions (just for the record, my favorite one is Mame). […]

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Gratitude

As some of you may know, I’ve been a huge video game fan for most of my life (much to the chagrin of my parents). My personal favorite series of all time is The Legend of Zelda, an adventure series that I remember being one of the first games I ever played (the specific game […]

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The Return of the Acting Aspie

It’s a little hard to believe that the last time I wrote a blog post was three years ago (it really isn’t, since I have a nasty habit of starting projects and then abandoning them, but that’s beside the point). Looking back on that time of my life, I’m a little in awe of how […]

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LOUD NOISES!!!!!

On a recent trip to my parents’ house, I borrowed (stole) a book titled Solutions For Adults With Asperger Syndrome. My reasons for taking the book were threefold: One, I’m an adult (in body, not always in mind) and I have Asperger Syndrome, if the book wasn’t made for me, then who? Two, I find […]

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