Insights from living with Asperger’s Syndrome… and raising 15 Aspies!
The Gordian Knot Perspective By John Counsel Legend has it that Gordius, king of Gordium in ancient Phrygia, tied a massive, intricate knot that an oracle declared could only be unravelled by the man who would rule Asia. Any man who attempted and failed was put to death. Alexander the Great, who obviously understood this …
NF1 is a common co-morbidity with Autism Chances are very high that if you’re diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder — including Asperger’s Syndrome — you also have Neurofibromatosis Type 1, because they share a common cause that’s genetically transmitted. https://youtu.be/cWIvZR3YI44 Video by Columbia University Medical School, NY on synaptic pruning and autism What are Type …
By John Counsel Q: Anyone else get angry outbursts? I’m finding I feel good at the time even though I know it’s wrong, but I don’t know of any alternatives; applying that filter is like bottling it up and the anger comes back with the memory of the situation and me wishing I had “given them …
Continue reading "“Zingers”: why they feel good short-term, but undermine us long-term"
By John Counsel If you’re an Aspie, chances are high that you already know the frustration and stress — and the feelings of failure, guilt and self-contempt — when your overactive brain finds itself “log-jammed” with too many exciting new ideas, interests and projects… and little or no worthwhile progress or productive outcomes from your efforts …
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How to find better perspectives for Aspies… and why it’s so urgent and important Originally published in December 2009 By John Counsel A few days ago — in December 2009 — I made another breakthrough connection that had bothered me all of my adult life. I’ve always struggled to learn as a student. The phrase “if …
By John Counsel This article was written during 2003-2004 — the two years after I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on Christmas Eve 2002. (The best Christmas present I’ve ever received, by the way.) I wrote it to record my thoughts at the time for my own future reference… and as a possible help for other recently-diagnosed Aspies. Updates (highlighted …
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By John Counsel This reflection was written by me in January 2001 — almost two years before I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on 24 December 2002. More than one clinical psychologist has told me that they could have made an almost conclusive diagnosis from what I wrote here about myself at the time. Updates (highlighted …
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By John Counsel I’m an Aspie. My mother was an Aspie — and her mother was almost certainly an Aspie, based on these two factors: They both had Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (personal memories, journals and large photo portraits with clearly-identifiable Neurofibroma Type 1 external tumours/skin tags on their faces/heads). Their behaviour — classic Aspie eccentricities …
Continue reading "Tracing the genetic sources of Asperger’s Syndrome in families"
Excellent video of a talk by Sara Jane (AgonyAutie) https://www.facebook.com/agonyautie/videos/309715316284947/
by John Counsel All human progress can be charted on a continuum, the absence of achievement at the bottom and the completed achievement at the top. We're usually found somewhere between the two extremes, working our way upward or sliding backward. But a continuum on its own can be a fatally misleading perspective in many …
Continue reading "Exponential Curves: a Key to Accurate Perspectives"
My Aspie World 