Oct 10, 2022 | Asperger's Syndrome, Media Issues, Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
My Introduction… to Medium (as shown on medium.com):
On Feb. 3rd of this year, an attorney named Tom Carroll physically attacked me. He wasn’t alone; two other men helped him, but I don’t know their names.
I do know this: I suffered a concussion, and still have symptoms today.
I also know this: A little more than a year ago, Carroll promised to be a fake elector for President Donald Trump during the 2020–2021 coup attempt.... Read Original Article
Oct 2, 2021 | Asperger's Syndrome, Original Source Salon.com
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It isn’t easy being autistic. For that matter, it isn’t even easy talking about being autistic.
I say this as an autistic journalist who vividly remembers the moment in 2012 when the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove the diagnosis “Asperger’s Syndrome” from its official manual.... Read Original Article
Jun 6, 2021 | Asperger's Syndrome, Original Source Salon.com
Experts generally agree that, no matter how many words you use, a large percentage of communication comes via nonverbal actions — facial expressions, body language, and so on. If you are autistic like me, that means you struggle with many aspects of this non-verbal communication.
Now, a new study now offers insights as to why that might be the case — though many autistic people say the study is reaffirming exactly what they’ve known for years.... Read Original Article
May 18, 2021 | Asperger's Syndrome, Original Source Salon.com
Attorney Albert Watkins made news on Tuesday while trying to defend a man who participated in an attempted insurrection aimed at overturning a legitimate election. Watkins represents Jacob Chansley, the self-proclaimed QAnon Shaman who donned a horned headdress, animal skins and face paint, then joined a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan.... Read Original Article
Apr 2, 2021 | Asperger's Syndrome, Original Source Salon.com
Earlier this year, Australian singer/songwriter Sia released a movie about an autistic character. Titled “Music,” you may have heard of it because was almost universally panned. (You can read my own review here.) Critics, self included, felt that nearly everything about that cinematic catastrophe was wrong: It was boring. It was hackneyed.... Read Original Article
Oct 30, 2020 | Asperger's Syndrome, Original Source Salon.com
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I am autistic. As a result, for most of my life, I have been labelled “annoying” — and this has made it difficult for me to obtain and hold down employment.
To be clear, I am not claiming that the epithet “annoying” is the only way in which I have faced employment-based discrimination as an autistic person (it is not).... Read Original Article
