tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.comments2014-12-08T01:50:07.249-06:00The AspergianLady Ryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-60304429059577310882014-12-08T01:50:07.249-06:002014-12-08T01:50:07.249-06:00I’ve also read that the amount and quality of the ...I’ve also read that the amount and quality of the sleep we get affects our hormone levels to the extent that deprivation can cause weight gain.<br /><a href="http://tonsilstoneshelper.com/" rel="nofollow">Jennie</a>Anna Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633259957714692411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-50060165852338942872011-01-01T12:04:04.927-06:002011-01-01T12:04:04.927-06:00Having the opportunity to know you has been one of...Having the opportunity to know you has been one of the most amazing gifts of my life. You write so eloquently about these unbearably emotional moments of your life. Because you state it so simply and directly, the words have a power that is seldom equaled in the writings of others. Except, perhaps, Oscar or Kate. <br /><br />I have learned so much about life and people from you. I am beginning toJeanne Boutanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059905597266559935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-83442859279124683732010-10-05T19:28:36.264-05:002010-10-05T19:28:36.264-05:00Thank you Jeanne. I think the posts are best if th...Thank you Jeanne. I think the posts are best if they are the hardest to write.Lady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-86028454230878952002010-10-05T17:29:37.379-05:002010-10-05T17:29:37.379-05:00Susan, you write so very eloquently about emotions...Susan, you write so very eloquently about emotions and emotional events now. Your recollections of Mark are so beautifully expressed. You are more and more in touch with your feelings and, I think, more comfortable with them every day. Now, you just have to let go of the guilt and regret. It will consume you. Emily Dickinson said, "Remorse is cureless, a disease not even God can heal." Jeanne Boutanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059905597266559935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-91117291808602623572010-10-04T17:39:35.156-05:002010-10-04T17:39:35.156-05:00Aja, I weep for your words of kindness. Too late, ...Aja, I weep for your words of kindness. Too late, no, too late, yes. As a mother, I feel such sorrow and shame at how I misunderstood myself, and my children, and my relationships in the world. I wished I could have saved you the trouble of making it to nearly the same age as my bone marrow transplant - the most influential event in my life - the event that crystallized me - made me not care Lady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-31598557833341405612010-10-04T14:52:51.551-05:002010-10-04T14:52:51.551-05:00Mr. Wald would appreciate that slip of the keyboar...Mr. Wald would appreciate that slip of the keyboard... and then he would smartly remind you that his buns will live forever in bronze: "Buns of The Year" <br /><br />...and btw, you did save us with your diagnosis- don't for one moment think that it has ever been "too late".ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-80040942907926110752010-08-19T01:58:45.038-05:002010-08-19T01:58:45.038-05:00If at first you don't succeed medically, try, ...If at first you don't succeed medically, try, try again. I am glad someone finally got it right.Phreddy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569749283824396711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-48479108528884357802010-07-29T12:27:32.593-05:002010-07-29T12:27:32.593-05:00It's kind of amusing in it's complete rand...It's kind of amusing in it's complete randomness.ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-39518431983759282392010-07-29T00:40:57.892-05:002010-07-29T00:40:57.892-05:00Oops - this one got away from me before I finished...Oops - this one got away from me before I finished it. Oh well. I am going to leave it stand as it is and move on.Lady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-29256474141092411472010-05-25T19:30:53.902-05:002010-05-25T19:30:53.902-05:00Your entries read like poetry. Your ability to com...Your entries read like poetry. Your ability to communicate your inner world is astounding & your willingness to do so is a gift. Thank you...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608770235055611208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-67782149672998191442010-05-09T13:17:07.426-05:002010-05-09T13:17:07.426-05:00I just wanted to point out that the reason mom (Su...I just wanted to point out that the reason mom (Susan) originally started saying Grandpa had Asperger's is because Grandma said "That sounds a lot like Dad" after mom explained some of the social interaction traits.<br /><br />And I just wanted to add that people with Asperger's do have feelings, intense feelings (Attwood, Tony. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome. p.ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-32326696152031521902010-05-08T00:22:07.952-05:002010-05-08T00:22:07.952-05:00Julia, I wrote a wall of text in response, but whe...Julia, I wrote a wall of text in response, but when I hit post comment, I got an error.<br /><br />It seems you are thinking of Asperger's in the stereotypical way people think of high functioning autistics.<br /><br />Everything you say about dad is true about me too.<br /><br />I hope that you don't think that when I suggest that dad had Asperger's that I am in some way denigrating Lady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-40398451554373913522010-05-05T20:10:07.981-05:002010-05-05T20:10:07.981-05:00Thanks, Susan for the post; however, I have to dis...Thanks, Susan for the post; however, I have to disagree w/your diagnosis. Dad was the last person on earth to have aspergers (not that there's anything wrong w/having it)...he was the most emotionally engaged person in our whole family! He had loads of friends...Vogts, Stalocks, Halls, his partners, Olson's from Canby, buddies from the geological society, more! HIs patients adored/jteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766142622066741952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-78234704064021803612010-05-05T09:10:53.053-05:002010-05-05T09:10:53.053-05:00Thanks Susan.Thanks Susan.cynthia dahlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746432463212906666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-71682826705866703582010-05-03T16:43:56.681-05:002010-05-03T16:43:56.681-05:00i could hear grandpa reading that whole lecture in...i could hear grandpa reading that whole lecture in my head. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-4156018928804635802010-04-29T00:12:20.951-05:002010-04-29T00:12:20.951-05:00My heart is warmed by Grandpa's words of wisdo...My heart is warmed by Grandpa's words of wisdom. I can hear him telling me them now, I even clearly remember the first time I actually *listened* to this life lesson. I was lucky enough to hear it many more times after that.<br /><br />It was Dr. Kamman.ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-12165901668787440082010-04-27T09:39:16.501-05:002010-04-27T09:39:16.501-05:00I thought so too, like a short story. I have alway...I thought so too, like a short story. I have always thought it was well written. Don't you think it is weird how the Michigan car is my competitor, rival, and a friend?Lady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-48762989617897130112010-04-27T00:36:33.728-05:002010-04-27T00:36:33.728-05:00that was really well written, could have been a bo...that was really well written, could have been a bookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-22316286892774268072010-04-25T01:07:52.143-05:002010-04-25T01:07:52.143-05:00I remember feeling very funny about addressing Sie...I remember feeling very funny about addressing Sienna by her name. I felt weird that I would have to teach her that. I felt very un-sure of a lot of things. I would try to remember to talk to her, but then I would end up going something life, "well your not getting this are you... ? Hmm." And another weird memory of Sienna as baby, when I met Kristen Sienna was almost 1 and Alma was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976411741582375874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-83415290994500580992010-04-25T00:52:32.035-05:002010-04-25T00:52:32.035-05:00It's funny how you say I am a good mother and ...It's funny how you say I am a good mother and am so much more "graceful" then yourself. But you don't see me cringe too. lol, you say yourself that you were embarrassed. Well I am too. :p At the same time as shuddering off the shrill screeches I can on a good day ask them kindly what it is they are really trying to communicate to me... or on a bad day I can strongly speak bad Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976411741582375874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-60700560605081819102010-04-25T00:31:54.011-05:002010-04-25T00:31:54.011-05:00Silly. This is me ;
Oh - this _____ is not 100% f...Silly. This is me ; <br />Oh - this _____ is not 100% function in it's best possible use. Must re-arrange and re-organize this, oh but now that affects this other objects best possible chance of being 100% functional in the manner of which I would like it's use to be applied - SO I should move this to there with that just right over.... here. Yes that's perfect.<br /><br />And a monthAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976411741582375874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-48629590983415092782010-04-20T21:10:14.686-05:002010-04-20T21:10:14.686-05:00You know, we're really very similar.
It'...You know, we're really very similar. <br /><br />It's amusing now, as an adult, to read about your inner workings as a child/tween/teen and think of my own mis-steps as I've tried to navigate my way through this world, picking up as many "tools" as I can along the way. Like you, some of these tools I've discovered don't make sense until much later in life.... often ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-90483559407521397292010-04-16T17:37:12.516-05:002010-04-16T17:37:12.516-05:00/smile/smileLady Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282725680828839139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-62926438638972310992010-04-16T15:55:18.856-05:002010-04-16T15:55:18.856-05:00"Seven years of developing my Theory of Mind ..."Seven years of developing my Theory of Mind using a narcissistic sociopath as a model of human behavior. No wonder people are frightened of me at first!"<br /><br />roflmaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180296305036480922.post-62544537298373828552010-04-16T15:11:22.405-05:002010-04-16T15:11:22.405-05:00Not having read Dostoevsky I thought those were yo...Not having read Dostoevsky I thought those were your words- they seem to reflect what you've always conveyed to us as your internal feelings/dialog about being misunderstood and how the world interprets you.<br /><br />This was a really good one for me to read. I know exactly what you are talking about when you say the physical response allows you to recognize something as a "feeling&ajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510976310570579081noreply@blogger.com