By Annaham on 22 June, 2010
Ken Reibel at Huffington Post: Teen With Asperger’s Arrested: Were Callers Racial Profiling? Neli, as his family calls him, is 18 and has Asperger’s, a mild form of autism. Three Mondays ago, he rose early and left home without telling his mother. “When I entered his room at 6:30 am and didn’t see him, I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged age, aging, asperger syndrome, autonomy, bodies, clothes, community, creative writing, fandom, gender, health police, law enforcement, media and pop culture, race, writing
By s.e. smith on 8 June, 2010
Reader bzzzzgrrrl reads Dear Abby so I don’t have to; Friday’s Dear Abby column featured this question: Dear Abby: A friend of more than 40 years, “Myra,” delivered a letter to my physician outlining her observations of what she claims were “changes” in me. I was called into my doctor’s office to respond. Myra has [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, autonomy, Dear Abby, family and friends, Jeanne Phillips, mental health
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