Your Autistic Life: The Ruminations of an Autistic Man
This is my blog. I masked my autism for the first 50 years of my life. I discovered in March 2023 that I am, in fact, autistic. Prior to this time, my life was mostly okay, but did not make much sense overall. Since my self-diagnosis, my life makes much more sense.
If you don’t know where to start on this site, this page has the articles you should read first.
Premium articles can be found here, besides appearing in the other sections.
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UnitedHealth’s Stupidity Is Suffocating
What kind of idiots run this company?????????? UnitedHealth was hit in a data breach. They did exactly what you should not do. For fuck’s sake! You do not need to be a genius to fucking know what I’m going to fucking tell you here. If you guessed that I am mad, well, bingo! You win…
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The Examined Life
The discovery of my neurodivergence has been a blessing in disguise, for, together with other crises, it forced me to examine my life. I know for a fact that some people won’t accept that neurodivergence is a blessing at all. These folks sometimes wish that they would be able to do away with their own…
Latest Articles:
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Don’t Give Up
No matter how bleak your situation is. Don’t give up! “Who is that bozo telling me to not give up?” This bozo. This bozo had a heart attack at 24. It was due to bad genes. However, when he had his heart attack at 24, he thought his entire life was over. This thought led…
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Dating Advice For Autistic People: I Cannot Recommend Hiki
I cannot recommend Hiki for anyone, alas. Here is what I wrote in the fediverse soon after I joined Hiki: Hiki does not seem to be set in a way that readily allows me to find the people who would like someone like me. For me, this is reminiscent of Tinder. My experience on Tinder…
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Next Time You Enjoy Free Speech, Thank A Comedian
Comedians are always at the mercy of people who want to shut them up just because they don’t like them. Let me start by saying that I’m so, so sorry that I’m US-based and that what I am going to talk about might not hold water in whatever corner of the world you live in.…
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I’m Tired Of People Who Have An “Opinion” About Where I’m Allowed To Publish
Telling me where I can publish amounts to you trying to control how I make a living. I’m going to be blunt in what follows. You’ve been warned. I’ve already made a post about those misguided souls who would like to tell us autistic people how we should make ends meet. I think I made…
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Moderation In Foreign Languages Is MUCH Harder Than You Think
I have most likely learned and lost more language than you have. I’d listen to my opinion if I were you. Moderation is hard. The moderation team on any platform is subjected to a fire hose of crap aimed straight at their face every day. They see stuff from people who think nothing of posting…
Latest Videos From My YouTube Channel:
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The Fuck You Fountain
CONTAINS CRUDE LANGUAGE! The Fuck You Fountain will not give you water, but it will insult you, in multiple languages. https://spectra.video/w/wkXJMeUrtkoSHc1PpkHcth
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Of Caregiver Doms And Masochistic Flies
A masochistic fly asks about caregiver Doms. https://spectra.video/w/4szpH1Es7udqCV1EaW3cPj
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Disemvoweled
Someone gets disemvoweled. https://spectra.video/w/53Jx14wXbgN3pcgK5stNNA
Latest Music:
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Stimming Is Life’s Greatest Hits 002
The greatest hits so far in the Stimming Is Life series.
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Stimming Is Life 013
Even more music to stim to! I’ve given an autistic reading of The Rifle’s Spiral by The Shins here.
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An Autistic Reading Of The Rifle’s Spiral
My take on a few lines of The Rifle’s Spiral by The Shins. This music video came into my orbit before I knew that I was autistic. However, there are a few lines in there that have always captured my imagination. I’ve had other neurodivergent people listen to this piece, and they also latched onto…