ASPERGER DAD

It's not going to be a light blog people. Apologies. I also must stress that I have FULL permission to write this by my wife as this subject is obviously very personal to her too and not just me. I'm writing this because my wife and I have recently had this awful experience. I've written before about how pregnancy brought the feeling of detachment for me. After all, I'm not the one growing a new life within me. It's an unavoidable fact for men that a physical connection to an

In this current world climate, we seem to be determined to put people into a nice neat package and say "that's them, that's who they are, they belong there." I don't believe this is always for the wrong reasons as it can so often be. I don't think it's because of fear of something or someone that some people don't understand. I don't really know WHY it's the case. All I know is that I have often, and most likely always will be, put into a category. Pigeon-holed if you will. I

It's been a whole week since I set up this blog. The response has been completely overwhelming. Fantastic too though. I had no idea my thoughts could prove so interesting to others and that's a lovely thing to feel. Thank you all for your support. I owe a particularly big thank you to my darling wife for encouraging me to launch a blog in the first place. But enough of such niceties. I'm going to talk a little about my son Ben. I mentioned him in the previous blog. He's nearl

In my fourth blog post, I'd like to talk a little about the Dad side of me. I have two children. Martha is my eldest child, aged 5. She has started school this year and is wild, strong and has the kindest heart. Benjamin is my youngest child, aged 1. Although he's 2 next month. He's a while off school (he'll start in 2019) and he's affectionate, warm, loud and a very playful little boy. They both adore bouncing. They have a variety of nicknames. Martha will often be referred

Rather surprisingly this blog has garnered far more interest than I ever imagined garnering. Now that many people are interested, I feel I need to say more to justify those who have followed. This, suffice to say, is a pressure. It was often said to me by a wide variety of people that I am a creature of routine and habit. Indeed, I really don't like short term changes. Or more precisely, I don't like not being in control of short term changes. How does someone with this trait

Firstly, I must say how incredible it is to have people interested enough to read what I have to say. It's very touching. Thank you. Secondly, there is an important thing to remember about Asperger Syndrome (AS) sufferers. As each persons experience of the world is different, so it is with AS. Each persons experience of AS is very different. As with all Autistic Spectrum disorders. So what I say comes very much from my perspective. Sometimes you may relate it to a personality

The most difficult part about setting up a blog, it seems, is choosing a name. You need a catchy name with a purpose behind it. It's got to reel people in and make them want to read about you and what you have to say. All in a few words. Or two in my case. Asperger Dad is the name of this Blog henceforth and I like it. That should be enough shouldn't it. Yet still I feel a small pang of worry about the name choice. Here are my reasons. 1. It's very revealing. I'm not the most