http://autismdiva.blogspot.com/2006/01/ballastexistenz-its-what-they-train-us.html We can relate to this. Although we're no longer in a situation in which we're being taught ABA-style methods for 'acting normal', we still feel the 'need' to act normal whenever we're surrounded by others. And right now, that's just ...Read More
Yey! I get to add something to the Pedants' Corner! I've ranted about this elsewhere, but not publicly. This is one of my spelling pet peeves. I cannot STAND it when people spell 'cannot' as two words. I see this error everywhere, ...Read More
No, we didn't mean to neglect it; it's just that the computers that we normally use block the Dashboard for some odd reasons. It's an odd filtering program that filters things it shouldn't. We're doing...well, it's rather mixed right now. ...Read More
Anti-gay-marriage people seem to miss the point. It's not about 'omg the moral fabric'. It's not about 'omg jesus'. It's about their whipping up majority support to oppress a minority. Haven't they ever heard of equal protection under the law? Read More
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We are growing tired of the way we are being treated right now, for numerous reasons. Most of them are related to our front's autism (and the concomitant reactions), but some of it is related to our plurality. People seem ...Read More
We should not have to correct someone's pronouns four times within a night, especially after indicating exactly how hurtful it was. I know this person is making mistakes, but...how many times do we have to do it? We're starting to ...Read More
We just came out as plural to someone who has helped us a lot over the past month or so, and it went AMAZINGLY! She was really receptive and wanted to find out about us. It's such a relief to ...Read More
Besides my (it's mostly mine, these days) griping, things are actually going pretty well at front. We're taking some job-skills classes, and we're making progress in other areas. I'm not certain about how much detail I should go into because ...Read More
Most of us who know us well know that we present as a transgender male at front. Unfortunately, we're early enough in the process that we are still regularly referred to by singular feminine pronouns, even by those who should ...Read More