My bucket is way too full

My bucket is full (way too full) and I don’t have a hole to let the water go It sounds like a beautiful start of a blues number, but this is how I’m feeling the last two weeks, I moved to another house and it feels strange and it is still cluttered and I don’t

Autism and studies

The story about may studies and how I wanted to be a professional in something is along and moving story for me and I think I’m not the only one. Lots of people with mental vunerabilities are having a hard time to fit in and to look for their ‘thing’. In this blog I’m talking

Difference everywhere

Different groups different rules. Within frum community there are rules how we treat each other and how we behave ourselves. Over the years I’ve been confronted with the fact I’m too lose or too open, or too strict for myself and that I should be more relaxing. Literally really confusing I easily could have heard

Social contact and friendships

I was a 9 years old and I liked to read a girl magazine for pre-teens. And in this magazine I read which kind of activities you ought to do with your bff. After I read I came to my mother in tears ‘mom, I don’t have friends, this magazine says how you need to

Covid-19 with ASD

As kid I was often bored, my mom loves the anecdote that I was like 10 years old, and it was the first week of summer vacation and said ”I want to go back to school”. Totally understandble for someone who needs a clear schedule anyway. With COVID-19 everything changes. Autism and schedule Autism is

A jewish woman on the spectrum

You haven’t read about me in Mishpacha, Binah or Ami but I do exist I’m your daughter and sister inlaw I’m your guest, I’m in your shul. And if you know me a little you see I’m a little bit off. How off? I don’t wear funny clothes or sit in a wheelchair I also