Category Archives: Aspergers

You Just Don’t Understand

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Gretchen Venters

I’m sitting here with Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” blasting in my ears on repeat with my sunglasses, and tapping my feet. This song has everything to do with this post and I can only handle certain songs this loud. … Continue reading →

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Facing Fears

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Sometimes we learn life lessons in incredibly unexpected ways. In my recent post about fear I didn’t really expound much on the good that has come from learning about why fear is such a waste of time and useless. For … Continue reading →

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The Color of Fear

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

I grew up believing that something was simply right or wrong and that there is nothing in between. But there is: It’s called fear. If darkness is everywhere and light is also everywhere… then fear must have a home along … Continue reading →

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Changes #Autism #Aspie #Aspergers

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Hello everyone, There have been a lot of enormous changes in my life this year and a lot of personal self growth. But what do you do when it’s not enough? Sometimes I feel like I am constantly trying to … Continue reading →

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Self Respect

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

I have done a lot of learning and growing recently. So much that I haven’t had time or the energy to write never mind try to find the words to share them here. Some are far too personal to share. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Empathy #Autism #Aspergers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of the word empathy is as follows: 1: the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it 2: the action of understanding, … Continue reading →

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Thank-you Orange #OITNB

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Dear Ms. Kerman, Ms. Kohan & the OITNB Cast, Inspired the emotions I felt while watching the Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, I began contemplating (yet again) writing out what my own childhood and teenage years were like. I guess … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Bear: Update

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Hello everyone! So Melissa Saylor has officially finished the sketches for The Quiet Bear. For those who have contributed to this project, I am so incredibly grateful. The final sketch almost made me cry so I can only imagine what my … Continue reading →

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Defy Gravity #Aspergers #Autism

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Dear Autism Community and anyone else reading… As my brain continues to process the way that society sees me and people with the same diagnosis right now because of misleading headlines in the news, I am thinking of ways that … Continue reading →

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Please Watch #Derek

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Today has filled me with a mixture of emotions. Part of that is that I try to avoid discussing violence at all costs. Violence actually scares me. I am so grateful to everyone who took part in the #AutismIsNotACrime flash … Continue reading →

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