Category Archives: Autism

This category includes blogs that may be about Asperger Syndrome as Autism and A.S. are related and many of the characteristics are the same.

Chocolate – (a review)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by benjaminfrog

This seems like a good time to give my expert opinion on chocolate. Actually, Chocolate is the name of a martial arts film I came across recently dealing with the subject of autism, so I took a look at it … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Valley

Posted on November 28, 2012 by benjaminfrog

I’ve reached an unexpected stage in my development with Asperger’s Syndrome. It’s proving to be a painful challenge, so I feel obligated to let other Aspies know about it in case others are close to where I am in development, or in … Continue reading →

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Cynical Optimist

Posted on September 17, 2012 by benjaminfrog

I’ve recently identified myself as a Cynical Optimist, in that even though I look at the world around me and I see a lot of crap, and I tend to criticize everything, I have this inexplicable sense that it’s all … Continue reading →

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Autistic Love

Posted on July 13, 2012 by benjaminfrog

I recently watched the film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close for research purposes. I wasn’t expecting a major spiritual revelation to come about as a result of watching this, I just wanted to see their interpretation of Asperger’s Syndrome (“Disease” … Continue reading →

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Where My Cup Rests

Posted on December 22, 2011 by benjaminfrog

Sometimes people aren’t quite sure what I’m doing. I’ll be moving back and forth through the house without sitting down, or I’ll only sit down for a few seconds and then start moving again. When I’m on a mission I … Continue reading →

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Night Fall

Posted on July 22, 2011 by benjaminfrog

One day when the sun came up I had a peculiar feeling that’s difficult to describe. Like I felt it wasn’t fair. I had stayed up all night countless times in the past, but there was something about daybreak that … Continue reading →

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Lego Star Wars: The Video Game – (a review)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by benjaminfrog

This is sort of a combined review of the first Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, Lego Star Wars II and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. It turned out to be quite long, so make yourself comfortable. 🙂 I … Continue reading →

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Single-Mindedness

Posted on March 10, 2011 by benjaminfrog

In strong cases of autism, when the individual spends most of their time in their own world (as I did) they may not be aware that other people have their own individual thoughts. I can think back to a time … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts on Autism

Posted on January 20, 2011 by benjaminfrog

I want to blog more about Autism, but I’ve been having difficulty deciding what specific topics to talk about, what parents and guardians of autistics need to know and so on. But tonight I’ve decided to just sit in front … Continue reading →

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How To Train Your Dragon – (a film review)

Posted on December 4, 2010 by benjaminfrog

When this movie was first advertised I didn’t think much of it – just another lame kids movie trying to appeal to dragon lovers while taking advantage of the 3-D craze. Then I got a look at the main dragon … Continue reading →

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