"One With The Dog"
Timothy P. Kowalski · June 27 at 12:25pm Why One Must be "One With the Dog" Imagine, if you can, going through life thinking you are interacting with others in exactly the same manner and you get criticized, punished, and/or ostracized. No one tells you what you did wrong or how to improve upon it. They simply slam you. Imagine the stress and anxiety of attempting to play with children on the playground or interact with your peers at cocktail parties and having to constantly wonder if you will be accused of performing a major social infraction. Imagine the self-doubt and poor self-esteem resulting from countless episodes of these types of social blunders. Imagine the feeling of loneliness and depression, despite your best attempts at engaging others. Is it any wonder why someone with Asperger syndrome/High Functioning Autism (AS/HFA) may want to seclude themselves from others and prefer to play video games in the confines of their bedroom? Anxiety a