image generated by MidJourney AI on behalf of Leslee Hare 18 oct 2022 As recently as 2020, I still believed and behaved as if all human beings would act with morality, compassion, and fairness. Maybe that's why I fell for cult-like groups so many times in my earlier years. Somehow my Autism seemed to put … Continue reading an autistic trip through the design minefield
Category: essays
spectrum mind, running in many directions
How I observe "Spectrumicity" in other folks.
discovering autism
In 850 words or less, that's my life until I learned, at age 56, that I'm autistic.
ridiculous inspiration
the pandemic suits my craziness
chasing fear
Fear and I have a dog-and-bone relationship. I'm so grateful I didn't chip that stupid mutt.
destructive self-preservation
What's happened around the bird feeder in my back yard shows a good example of how some people are not so different from squirrels. But maybe I should only speak for myself. A couple little fellas were hell-bent on getting to the birdseed. If the squirrels had just waited for the birds to do their … Continue reading destructive self-preservation