Tag Archives: Autism

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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Tapestry

Posted on November 12, 2011 by benjaminfrog

I have found Star Trek: The Next Generation to be a very inspiring show. I can’t seem to get into any other Star Trek series, but I’ve really fallen in love with Next Generation in particular. It was a family … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Favourites

Posted on August 10, 2011 by benjaminfrog

I’d buy music CDs or get CDs from friends and recognize some of the songs listed, but then when I listen to them I’m often surprised by which songs intrigue me the most, and end up being played a dozen … 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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