After first posting this list years ago, I have made it a tradition to get it out every year and re-examine it, edit it, and remind myself why I thought such things in the first place (it is also a way to give myself the day off for my birthday). I will keep my original observation-- that this list does not represent any particular signs of wisdom on my part, because I discovered these rules much in the same way that a dim cow discovers an electric fence. Also, I'll note that it gets longer every year; if you think you see a book in this, feel free to contact me with a publishing offer. In the meantime, I exercise a blogger's privilege to be self-indulgent.
Your rules for life are way better than Jordan Peterson, Jeff Kinney, J K Rowling, and Temple Grandin combined. A good book I recommend for PDA Autistics is Heather Shumaker's book It's OK NOT to Share. The reason is that parents of PDA kids are told not to listen to our needs, emotions, wants, and desires because there are too many following rules instead of dissecting why those rules exist. Parents who are in despair, because their child can't follow the rules, turn to the Temple Grandins and Lucy Van Pelts for fifty cents instead of asking their children why or asking a professional therapist. For a long time, I was told my anger was a bad thing, and that no one wants to be friends with an angry girl. Until I got good therapy that told me it was ok to be mad and to do something with the mad I felt.
Your rules for life are way better than Jordan Peterson, Jeff Kinney, J K Rowling, and Temple Grandin combined. A good book I recommend for PDA Autistics is Heather Shumaker's book It's OK NOT to Share. The reason is that parents of PDA kids are told not to listen to our needs, emotions, wants, and desires because there are too many following rules instead of dissecting why those rules exist. Parents who are in despair, because their child can't follow the rules, turn to the Temple Grandins and Lucy Van Pelts for fifty cents instead of asking their children why or asking a professional therapist. For a long time, I was told my anger was a bad thing, and that no one wants to be friends with an angry girl. Until I got good therapy that told me it was ok to be mad and to do something with the mad I felt.
Nice list. Thank you. Another list of “rules” I enjoy is Roger Rosenblatt’s “Rules for Ageing”.