Svetlana NovozheninaHow Pursuing Special Interests Still Doesn’t Lead To AchievementsWhenever I would come across a recap of autistic traits, the part about pursuing special interests always caused me some unease. I am a…6 min read·Mar 11, 2023----
Svetlana NovozheninaEye Contact — The Most Difficult Part of Masking For Me to MasterI rarely have a chance to speak face to face with people these days. A few days ago, I chanced on a neighbor, a young man living in my…6 min read·Feb 13, 2023----
Svetlana NovozheninaReview of a Book: Adolescence by Larry JensenIn previous post I gave myself an assignment: to review what science has to say about my ideas.8 min read·Nov 7, 2022----
Svetlana NovozheninaHow did I get My Low Self Esteem?Going through the sorry bunch of my autistic symptoms and issues, I notice that some issues are not autism specific.6 min read·Aug 31, 2022----
Svetlana NovozheninaMasking: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’tI am glad to find authors here on Medium who as if take words out of my mouth. Makes my own thinking clearer. This entry will be my…5 min read·Aug 9, 2022--1--1
Svetlana NovozheninaRunning To the Hills From a “Welcome” SignPassed by a Church recently. This one had a particularly heart-warming sign placed at the entrance: “Welcome! We are so glad you are…4 min read·Aug 1, 2022----
Svetlana NovozheninaA Case of a Non-Inquiring ChildI saw a scene on the streets of Brooklyn once. A mom with a boy, about 4–5, just exited a 99c store. The boy kept begging for a certain toy…6 min read·Jul 27, 2022----
Svetlana NovozheninaThe Curious Case of Us, Diagnosed-As-Adults AspiesIf Asperger syndrome is an inherited condition, it must’ve always been present in the population, just like any other inborn mental or…8 min read·Jul 18, 2022--3--3