Autism and suicidal ideation — Content warning: suicide. If you, or someone you know, are seriously contemplating suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1–800–273–8255 (US Only) or seek professional help. What you are about to read are my own reflections on dealing with suicidal ideation. The problem with this topic is for…

My layman’s opinion — The latest study to show psychosocial outcomes for autistic adults was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry this year, entitled “Twenty-year longitudinal birth cohort study of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder before seven years of age.” The study notes that previous longitudinal studies of this nature…

And erase years of scientific data — A new war could be brewing in the mental health community, and it deals with brain scans and how they relate to behaviors. Everything we thought may now be wrong! The implications could be massive for autism. The study… In a March 2022 study published in Nature, and reported by Ewen Callaway…

My Male Autism, 4 NT Women, and My Relationships — My original diagnosis for autism was Asperger’s Syndrome. This was before the merger of the disorders, and the diagnosis occurred late in my life. As adults, those of us who suffer from what used to be known as Asperger’s Syndrome have a hard time with friendships. This is also true…

My Continuing Keto Health Challenges- Part 4 — As part of the keto diet, the dietitian wanted me to exercise typically by walking so many steps a day. This is nothing new to me. I’m used to walking. I walked to school each day until high school, and the only reason I didn’t walk then was the school…

My Ongoing Dieting Reflections — Part 3 My wife lacks a lot of the addiction genes that I unfortunately have in spades. Alcoholism and chain smoking run deep on both sides of my family. I even have a serotonin gene that will give me pancreatitis because of poor serotonin uptake…

My Ongoing Diabetes Journey with Low Carb So, I’ve met with the dietitian, and she sent me an email of a basic meal plan based on my current diet of full fat Greek yogurt, and pistachios (I eat other stuff, but these are my primary foods since having this diabetic problem). She’s not into an absolute “here’s…