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Activities of Daily Living: Change the World By Making Your Bed? Activities of daily living may seem like a small thing. But it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. Small Decisions Made Me Get Behind I’ve gotten behind in writin
You’ll agree with me, I hope, that autistic burnout is real. If you haven’t had a chance, please check out the Thrive with Aspergers podcast episode number 88, called 3 Reasons We Should Be Talking About Autistic Burnout. In this post, I’m shar
If you’re reading this, and you’ve been feeling depressed, would you like some easy tips to help you feel better? In this article, I’m going to share 5 behavioral activation tips that are easy to use. If you work on this, either by yourself, or
Integrative Health. Have you thought much about it? Well, if you live in one of 20 something states who have licensed naturopathic physicians, you’ll be familiar with it. In the Thrive Community a few weeks ago, several members were asking abo
It’s not every day that you find easy ways to change your life for the better. I first encountered James Swanick when I was listening to the Spartan Up Podcast. He talked about the fun and health benefits of giving up alcohol! I was intrigued.
“My burnout started at age 45 and ended up in complete collapse at age 47. My coworkers thought I was the same as usual; but my body was going through literal hell from not being able to relax. I often wished I could run screaming from the buil
How many spoons do you have in your drawer? Musings of an Aspie writer, Cynthia Kim, illustrated the spoon theory of disability by talking about a silverware drawer. Each spoon in the drawer represents your energy. As an Aspie, you may ha
Even though I grew up in the Amazon rainforest, I don’t have a lot of outdoors survival skills. When we’re feeling dull and uninspired, you may feel like I did when I tried to start a camping fire on many a camping trip. I’d put all the kindlin
Gus Hardy, an autistic author, shared his story about another autistic friend from high school: I talked a year ago with an old friend from high school who shares my disorder but not my belief. My friend had attempted suicide, reasoning that “I
Did you know that Thrive with Autism/Aspergers has its very own reporting team? Just kidding. Michael and Cici, from TWAP054 Happy Aspergers Marriage Secrets, attended AspieCon this year. And they graciously submitted their report of their time
Life is a struggle. In the midst of the struggle, I find myself turning to stories for inspiration. Anita Lesko’s story is one of those stories that inspire me to keep going even when I’m down. Anita was diagnosed with Aspergers in her 50s. Upo
Embracing life autistically – what’s it all about? In this episode, I talk to Judy Endow about discovering autism later in life, and how she has “made sense” of autism both for herself, and also for the clients she works with in her consulting
Do you want relationship help? You may be struggling in your marriage. David Finch was struggling in his marriage before he discovered his Aspergers diagnosis. But once he figured out his mind worked differently, he designed his own personal
What I Found Out From A Group of Men I remember sharing my life story with a group of men from my church. We shared our private struggles as well as our victories so that we could really challenge each other and grow. We also promised that we w
On April 2, we’ll be celebrating Autism Awareness Day. Gratitude: Be Thankful For How Far Society Has Come Autism Speaks is a polarizing organization! To be sure, there’s a lot of misinformation coming out of there. But it’s important to celebr
Is there any way to improve the workplace for autistics and Aspergians? Holly thinks so! Workplace accommodations are a key strategy to make work a better place. As a member of the Thrivers community and an employee at a major corporation, she
What’s autism and the workplace all about? In this episode, I speak with Holly Anonymous, a Thrive with Aspergers/Autism community member about her background and her autism advocacy in corporate America. You’ll Find Out How Holly found out abo
What if you planned to travel to a foreign country where you do not speak the language? And what if, when you arrived, the tourist guidebook was written in that country’s language? I don’t know about you, but I’d find that guidebook very hard t
A recent listener was right. This person wrote, “Dear Steve, I wanted to propose a suggestion for a future podcast topic – complex PTSD, and Aspergers. There is a real lack of information in the therapy profession about both of these conditions
I went from being a stressed-out guy to a reasonable citizen after learning to practice mindfulness meditation. This didn’t happen overnight. I learned about mindfulness meditation while listening to episodes of the Tim Ferriss show. He’s inter
Have you ever had a friend who tells you that you need to lose weight?Or a spouse who treats you like an improvement project?Or maybe you and I are the friend or spouse who offers lots of suggestions, secretly hoping we can “change” the other
“Autistic Grief Is Not Like Neurotypical Grief” That’s the name of an article written by Karla Fisher, author of the WikiSpace site called ASDCulture. As I read quite a few comments at Wrong Planet about grief, I realized more and more how righ
I still remember hanging out with Brazilian kids after being away in the United States the previous year. I’d forgotten a lot of the Portuguese I’d learned, and I found myself smiling, nodding my head, and trying to put phrases together. It was
Anger Management and Molding Clay All my life I’ve had an explosive temper with a hair trigger. Can anyone suggest a way – any way to keep it under wraps and on a tight leash? Anonymous, Wrong Planet I love the picture in this article. I picked
Dealing with anger. It’s not something I used to do very well. I most often denied I was even angry. Then when my anger came out: watch out! Unfortunately, those around me would pay the price for my verbal rants and rage. In today’s episode,
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