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Gut Loyalty
Autistic people can be the most loyal people on earth.
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Lowering the Autism Mask
Where does my masking end and my authenticity begin? Who am I, really?
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Why You Have to Sell Out to Be a Politician
It takes a certain someone to navigate a flawed system.
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Hanscom Voter Syndrome. A Disease Worth Avoiding.
Election day has come and gone here in King County, Washington State. We had less than a 26 percent turnout. That astounds me. The state of Washington makes it so easy to vote that it seems like pure heaven to this Florida girl. In Florida, you had to wait for hours in the hot sun,…
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Honne and Tatemae
Recently a dear friend introduced me to the Japanese concepts of honne and tatemae. I had never heard these words before. Without her, I would probably just have assumed they were the names for a Japanese pop culture couple or something. (They do say that opposites attract.) After reading several articles on the subject and…
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Obfuscation
I am very confused by people who don’t say what they mean and mean what they say. That seems to be the case with a lot of people here in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s why I’ll probably always feel like a stranger in a strange land as long as I live here. I prefer…
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Honesty Takes Less Energy
Here’s a bit of honesty: I’m an inherently lazy person. I avoid wearing clothes that need ironing. I take great pains to dirty as few dishes as I can. I am an expert at consolidating all my errands into one trip. My energy is limited, so I try to use it wisely. It’s just how…
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Meaning What You Say
“Let go of him, or I’m going to hit you,” I said to my boyfriend, who was playing a little too roughly with his much younger brother. The kid was choking. My words didn’t seem to sink in. “P, I swear to God, I’ll hit you if you don’t let him go!” Nothing. So I…