Traveling Sideways: Poems and Musings on life with Autism

Intro to My Essays

                  

Some of these essays were originally posted on my Tumblr which has since disbanded. These essays are a place where you (the reader) can find out about living on the spectrum, and tips and tricks for dealing with problems one might encounter with someone on the spectrum. It should be noted that these are my solutions and they may or may not work for you. Autism and Asperger's are part of a spectrum that means no one thing fits all so just because it works for me it might not for you. Some people like labels and nice little boxes but if you are on the spectrum you will find that labels rarely fit.   I prefer the term 'on the spectrum' to terms such as autism, Asperger's and high-functioning because it is the only term I feel encompasses all of my quirks. Note on pronouns: If it is dealing with me personally I'll try and use Me/Myself/I. However, I am not an island and I have met others who are also affected by autism, on the spectrum; etc. If it is something that I have observed as a whole I use Us/Them/We. This is a personal preference and a habit from writing too many papers for college.