Tag Archives: Autism

A Benefit of Autism

Posted on September 1, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

My favourite thing about having Asperger’s Syndrome is that it makes me effectively immune to catty, passive-aggressive swipes, because I actually only notice them in retrospect. Case in point, at the closing ceremonies for the Program last week, I was … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude.

Posted on December 20, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Believe it or not, dear readers, there are certain times whereupon this blogger (in spite of her politeness and generally sunny disposition), can apparently seriously piss people off. One such incident took place about two and a half years ago. … Continue reading →

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Awkwardness

Posted on December 14, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Three days into my glorious homecoming, and I must admit, things are getting strange. I was dysphoric this morning, so I doubled-down on the feminine gender presentation: to such an extent that my mother politely but firmly requested that I … Continue reading →

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Concerning Disabilities

Posted on November 21, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve been alluding to this in various entries for the past little while, so please pardon me while I attempt to tackle it head on. You all know that I have Asperger’s Syndrome, but I’ve never really considered this to … Continue reading →

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The Way That It Doesn’t Work

Posted on October 3, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Is there anyone who seriously disagrees that the “friend argument” is rubbish? This, for the untutoured, is when someone attempts to extract themselves from accusations of bigotry by claiming that “some of their best friends” belong to the category in … Continue reading →

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The Good Kind of Pain (is Still Painful): The Didactic Express, Day 13

Posted on September 25, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Today, following on the advice of one of my readers, I had my first laser hair removal treatment. As per the clinician’s recommendation, I slathered my face up in a topical anasthetic about forty minutes before the treatment began. “Remember … Continue reading →

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Pain is Beauty?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Lately, I’ve really been feeling the need to find a more permanent solution to my facial hair problem. Thus far, I have simply been shaving it very closely and covering-it up with concealer; while this looks pretty good from a … Continue reading →

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Party-Down. The Didactic Express, Day 5

Posted on September 17, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Today, as it turns out, is Rosh Hashana. Ordinarily, this date means precisely nothing to me; this year, however, my live-in girlfriend Nominatissima (who is Jewish) felt like throwing a party for New Years, complete with the consumption of copious … Continue reading →

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The Myth of the Archetypical Human

Posted on July 4, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I have a very complex relationship with Plato. As a theoretical physicist, a surprising amount of my methodology is, when you come right down to it, based upon his philosophy. Obviously, I’m not talking about the actual scientific method, with … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Textbooks

Posted on June 12, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

The problem with textbooks is that they leave the student with an unreasonable degree of faith in the infallibility of textual resources. When you’re in an undergraduate physics course, for example, practically every detail of anything that you learn has … Continue reading →

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