So I was reading some articles about genetics, in preparation for a future blogpost about autism and evolution, that might prove too difficult for me and I might have to scrap it, cursing my hubris at attempting to write a blogpost that was too difficult for me. But anyway, I encountered a lot of articles … Continue reading It’s 2023, Can We Have Less Shit Language Around Autism Please?
Why I Haven’t Eaten Meat In Four Years
Context Warning: Descriptions of horrific cruelty to animals. So, since this month marks four years since my decision to give up meat, I thought it might be interesting to talk about why I decided to do this. It’s not technically true that I haven’t consumed any meat since this time. For example, I go to … Continue reading Why I Haven’t Eaten Meat In Four Years
How Physical Exercise Helps My Mental Health
Content Warning: Fears of health problems, disease, and death will be discussed. I’ve had some degree of health anxiety all my life. I remember reacting with fear to what turned out to be fairly trivial symptoms since at least I was a teenager. But from the latter part of 2012 to the first few months … Continue reading How Physical Exercise Helps My Mental Health
I Have Absolute Pitch. Eh, It’s Alright I Suppose
So, years before I realized I was autistic, and years before I was diagnosed with autism, I found out I was actually neurodivergent in another way. That is, I have absolute pitch. So, does this give me a massive advantage when it comes to music? No. Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your … Continue reading I Have Absolute Pitch. Eh, It’s Alright I Suppose
The Other Side Of Stereotyping Autistic People, We Are Not the Friggin’ X-Men!
So, is autism a superpower? Is it even, the next stage of human evolution? No it isn’t. Thanks for reading. Oh alright then, I suppose I’ll have to elaborate. Autism has been pathologised for as long as it has been known to exist, often thought of to be as bad as potentially fatal diseases even … Continue reading The Other Side Of Stereotyping Autistic People, We Are Not the Friggin’ X-Men!
Why Robert Kennedy Jr Would Be A Disaster For Autistic People
So recently somebody brought to my attention that Robert Kennedy Jr, nephew of John F Kennedy, is running for president. My first thought was, “good, someone other than Trump or DeSantis might be the next president”. And I can see why at first glance he might be an appealing choice. He’s a Democrat, and while … Continue reading Why Robert Kennedy Jr Would Be A Disaster For Autistic People
Uranus, The Planet That’s At A Mad Angle
21st January 2021, My Only Sketch Of Uranus I only saw Uranus and sketched it once with my telescope, it’s far further out than Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which you can just spot with the naked eye first and then train the telescope on it. But I find with Uranus there’s a bit of … Continue reading Uranus, The Planet That’s At A Mad Angle
So, What The Devil Is 24-TET Music?
If you’ve known me for any length of time, you will know that I’m unhealthily obsessed with 24-TET music. In fact, when people see me, they will often cross the street, thinking “Oh God, he’s going to talk to me for five hours about 24-TET music”, but it doesn’t work, because I simply cross the … Continue reading So, What The Devil Is 24-TET Music?
Bode’s Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, Two For The Price Of One
9th July 2018 These two galaxies had a level of courtesy rarely seen these days in that they are very close together, so you can see both of them at the same time through a telescope. I remember in 2015, the year I bought my first telescope, seeing my first ever galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy. … Continue reading Bode’s Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, Two For The Price Of One
Anxiety and Aging, Am I Too Old For This Shit?
There’s a quote from the Lethal Weapon films that has been in my head lately, even though I’ve never seen the films and I only know it through cultural osmosis. “I’m too old for this shit.” This phrase was said by Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover, not sure of the context, as I said, … Continue reading Anxiety and Aging, Am I Too Old For This Shit?
Ponderings Of An Autist 