Category Archives: Book One – Body

Chronic Pain

autism? doesn’t matter. again.

Posted on March 13, 2025 by C. M. Condo

Some people just don’t get it, and autistics are forced to accommodate them–instead of the other way around I’ve been transferred to a different veterinary facility while waiting for the new doctor’s hiring to be completed at my home clinic. … Continue reading →

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My new book is now available on Amazon!

Posted on March 2, 2025 by C. M. Condo

this great ape – essays on autism by a late-diagnosed autistic woman Click here to see on Amazon.com (USA)

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laziness, autism version

Posted on February 12, 2025 by C. M. Condo

A popular news magazine just published an article on child psychopathy and what is being done to treat it. Studies had revealed differences in these children’s brain development as young as three or four years old. As I was a … Continue reading →

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one and all

Posted on June 19, 2023 by C. M. Condo

You can’t just remake the world via relabeling. Not that people don’t try. Firing a bunch of people is “downsizing” or, I read somewhere, “restructuring,” a euphemisticky euphemism that means nothing because it could mean anything. Continue reading →

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the real thing

Posted on November 12, 2021 by C. M. Condo

“It doesn’t matter that they aren’t real; I don’t have a built-in remove that kicks in automatically in non-literal situations. It’s all real. All of it.” Continue reading →

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The Last 5 Days, or How Not Treat an Autistic

Posted on November 13, 2020 by C. M. Condo

For the last two months, my search for a pain professional who accepted Medicaid and was willing to work with my autism medication regimen had resulted in my being disbelieved, belittled, insulted, and dismissed by uncaring and uninterested neurotypicals at every turn. Continue reading →

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autism and depression

Posted on March 4, 2018 by C. M. Condo

Phenomenal post about how Aspies interface with depression in unique ways: People with Aspergers syndrome may experience depression differently

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Book One

Posted on January 13, 2017 by C. M. Condo

This marks the end of Book One and the beginning of Book Two.  To read Book One in its entirety from the beginning, click here.

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dare I think

Posted on February 2, 2016 by C. M. Condo

Hey TGA, why haven’t you posted about your pain lately? Indeed, why haven’t I? It’s not like I don’t still have it. But it’s crossed a line, now, into that previously elusive territory known as “manageable.” Of course, I’m wary of … Continue reading →

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scars

Posted on January 20, 2016 by C. M. Condo

They don’t match. That was my first thought as I sat on the edge of MS Ape’s bathroom sink, my back to my reflection, peering into a make-up mirror to compare the barely-knitted slices on my left scapula to the … Continue reading →

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