I have high-functioning autism, more specifically Asperger syndrome. Being on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, I am without any severe disabilities, the ones I do possess being overall manageable, and I am lucky enough to have been born with the occasional advantages of an aspie b...

I witnessed a lady bursting in tears while using the phone (I assume she was conversing with someone via text), at the gate. Particularly, this happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She sit on the floor and continued to cry hard... It is the first time when I saw a scene like this and I’m unsure ...

I spend most of my time feeling like I'm on autopilot. By this I mean that I'm behaving in the way I feel is expected of me but it is not my real personality. I've felt like this for almost as long as I can remember although my awareness of it comes and goes. I am very good at disguising this and...

My girlfriend hates her job. It's hard work, low pay, and her manager is an arse. Her job is making her miserable and it's unlikely that things are going to improve. I believe that she is a very intelligent and hard-working person, and that she has perfectly marketable skills that she isn't usin...

I have a friend from school. She is waiting to get divorced after her husband left her and I am a "young" widower in mid age. We met again at begin of this year when I helped her with her move-out after she asked for help on Facebook. In this context, beside a few other things, she wrote that sh...