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Barbara Crooker: Coffee

Because each day
is a fresh new start, revised as the sky
after rain. Because my mug is full
of dark goodness, and the day is a clean
blank sheet.

October 25, 2025 · 25 Comments

Liron Rozenkrantz, Anila D’Mello: Autistic people challenge preconceived ideas about rationality

Autistic individuals are, on average, more consistent, less biased, and more rational than non-autistic individuals in a variety of contexts.

June 23, 2022 · Leave a comment

Eloise Stark: My Autism Journey

Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re destroying the peg.

November 2, 2019 · 1 Comment

Michael Simms: On the Spectrum with Garrison Keillor

Many of the issues people have had with Keillor’s behavior through the years may have been caused by his autism.

August 11, 2019 · 32 Comments

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