thoughts of an aspie

TOAA Reflections The Choices We Have in a Conflict By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso Choices are something we face every single day as people and among those we…

TOAA Reflections What Does it Mean to Communicate “Like an Adult”? By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso I’ve been dealing with a lot of things lately and while my…

Please be aware that this article contains graphic descriptions of suicide and other sensitive material. These are not fictional incidents or creepy pastas. These are actual incidents…

TOAA Reflections Maintenance Levels and Looking Your Age By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso I’ve had a really strange week. I’ve wanted to write but I haven’t wanted to…

Human relationships can be a complicated thing, and on a deeper level so can reconciling who you are as a person and knowing where your own morals…

TOAA Reflections Seeing Color & What it Truly Means to be Offended By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso Earlier tonight I read a Twitter thread regarding the use of…

TOAA Reflections Finding Resolve in a New Year By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. I am still going to get back…

TOAA Reflections Giving the Gifts That Matter By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso For most holidays we celebrate as people there are rituals associated with them such as eating…

TOAA Reflections Understanding Guilt and Healing Through Selfishness By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso I woke up this morning with a flurry of ideas and I had to write…

TOAA Reflections Shouldn’t a Person’s Best be Good Enough? By Melissa K. Vassar-Belloso Growing up I was more or less forcibly raised into the Catholic church and…