I grew up on the ball field. Not only did I play baseball, I spent a lot of time at my brother’s games. We spent summers going on tournaments and driving 4 hours to where they were held. We would play games then go back to the hotel and hang out by the pool. Going out of town and spending as much time on the road as we did as kids were our summer holidays and those were some of my fondest memories. I felt more respected on the baseball field than I did from my own classmates.

Dear Brendan Fraser. For years, I’ve respected and admired you. When I learnt that your son is on the autism spectrum, it made me respect you more because you understand the struggles and challenges that come with being on the spectrum. You love your son more than anything and giving him love while helping him navigate through a world that doesn’t understand is something that should inspire people to take a step back and learn more about what they don’t know. You have a s

Many people have dreams of meeting the right person, getting married and having kids. For some people, it’s easy to go out and meet someone. They have that spark or that charisma. Then there’s me. I have a hard time connecting with people and making friends. I have a better chance of meeting people on social media than in person. I can take my time in responding and making sure that I say the right thing. I can go to a social event like a birthday party or a dinner and sit qu

When I was in school, I was never the type of person to socialize during class. I never really had a solid group of people I hung out with at lunch. It was different depending on the day. I knew people in every grade, so I just hung out with whoever knew me and they seemed to be all right with that. I never felt a connection with the people in my grade because I found them to be judgmental, especially the classmates I didn’t grow up with. I never had a close connection with t

If you had to explain autism to a child, what would you say? How would you make them understand? How would you define the word? Autism affects children and adults who have difficulty in social interactions and exhibit a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviours. Nobody understands what a person is thinking. Professionals could work for years in their field and not know how a person thinks or why a person does what they do. All the signs could be there, but we

Most people want to be able to work at a job we love and be successful at it, but when it comes to working with Asperger’s, it can be hard. We want to be treated with as much respect as possible like everyone else and prove we can do the job, but on the other hand, working eight-hour days and working many days in a row can be challenging. Some of us don’t have the mental power to work such long days. When I’m working and I need a quick break from what I’m doing, I take a walk

I don’t know if it is an autism thing, but I’ve always been an introvert. There are things that introverts do and things that Aspergers do that go hand in hand. No matter how hard I try, being introverted will always be my thing. For the longest time, it was hard for me to make eye contact and I still struggle with it. I tend to look away when I’m talking to someone or I look around the room. I don’t remember a time when I was able to look someone in the eye and make my eyes

I have always loved to write. I can’t remember when I wasn’t surrounded by a bunch of notebooks and journals. I always felt like I had something to say, but verbally saying the words has never been easy. Being able to grab a pen and write down all my thoughts and feelings is a lot easier for me. It’s my way of expressing myself. Writing is something I can see myself doing for the rest of my life. I have so many stories to tell and I want to be able to inspire others with what

I don’t know how or why it started, but I always wanted to work in film and TV. At first, I wanted to be in front of the camera, but over the years, I wanted to be more behind the scenes either writing screenplays, reviews, anything that allows me to be creative on a film set, anything that combines writing and film. I think it started when I watched ZOOM as a kid and they did a behind the scenes special where they talked about how they auditioned and how the show was being f

Every blog has a purpose. Every blog has a meaning. Every blog has a goal. In my case, I wanted to be able to write and use my blog to inspire others. I want to be able to tell my story and be able to get it to where I want it to go. Having a blog has helped me in numerous ways. Not only has it helped me stay motivated to write due to wanting to meet my dream team, but has helped me express myself and talk about what’s going on. Writing helps me get things off my chest. I ha