SPD–The Trouble With Trebles
The screech of garbage trucks. The squeal of little children screaming. Those hurt. It feels like a scream in my brain that I can’t escape. Hearing the sound once makes [continue reading…]
Articles by Eileen Parker
Autism and Social Anxiety Disorder on Top of Social Ineptness
In early elementary school, I started to become aware that I wasn’t part of other kids, so I ended up getting teased or, if I talked, ignored. So, my [continue reading…]
Eileen Parker–Inside the Autism Experience–Changing Feed to New Address–updating you
Hey, folks, My feed address you receive says, “CozyCalmSensoryBlog,” and and Cozy Calm is my business, not this personal blog. I’m sorry for the inconvenience, but at some time in [continue reading…]
Playing Spot the Aspie With the “In” Crowd Part 2
Part 1 “Spot the Aspie.” It’s a game I play every time I’m out and about. When I go to the corner store to get my weekly cheesy poofs (of [continue reading…]
Autism: Ode to Lunch Ladies Part 1
High school. Cafeteria. Lunch line. Oh, such terror in my heart. On Friday Chili Day, I could afford bought lunch, but that meant standing in the lunch line, which was [continue reading…]
Autism and Craving Time Alone
The song says, “All by myyyself, dont’ wanna be all by myyyself.” For me, the lyrics would read, “All by myself, so glad to be all by myself.” I like [continue reading…]