Two years ago I began working on this book about dreams and autism, which I first mentioned in my June 11/2024 post. The book continues to be the reason why there are so few posts here. But it's gone far beyond what I expected. Simply combining autism with dreams has sent it soaring into regions … Continue reading Autism Dreaming – update
Rescuing Reality | My life in Airbnbs
You'd be surprised how many people are living in long-term Airbnbs who don't want to be.
Rescuing Quotations | Flaubert and me out on the sea
All my life I have tried to live in an ivory tower. But a sea of shit has......
Who is Alan Conrad?
.....in the same way that Eric Blair grew to like being George Orwell, I’ve begun to like being Alan Conrad.
Autism | Learn from Autistics – connecting parents and caregivers with autistic voices | Alan Conrad interviewed
Recently I had the good fortune to be interviewed by Jenna Gensic for the website Learn from Autistics - Connecting Parents and Caregivers with autistic voices. The result was published this week - I've provided a link below. This website offers interesting autism news, books, free downloads, and other resources. But the core of it … Continue reading Autism | Learn from Autistics – connecting parents and caregivers with autistic voices | Alan Conrad interviewed
Alan Conrad contact page
I'm not going to go into detail about why there has been no email here for so long, except to admit that is was solely my fault. So, whether you have a question or you just want to tell me why you think I'm wrong, you can now send me an email at: conradalan9@gmail.com
Death and Remembering | My wife Merle is gone
Almost as soon as I said I was back here, I had to leave. My wife Merle went in the hospital on May 16, where her condition steadily grew worse. I was going to include a rant here about the current Ontario government's attempts to erode the Canadian healthcare system, in our case depriving Merle … Continue reading Death and Remembering | My wife Merle is gone
I’m back | The trauma of moving and saying goodbye | hope for the future
What would you think of a 74 year-old man who set out on the hardest, longest, most traumatic undertaking of his life? One that would physically and mentally exhaust him, and render him, after it was over, unable to think straight or do anything constructive for days? For the past two months I've been unable … Continue reading I’m back | The trauma of moving and saying goodbye | hope for the future
Why did I write The Shyness Guide?
Why did I write another book about shyness when there are over 600 books about it published already? How could there be anything left to say? Well, because shyness is almost never understood the way I understand it. From the day I entered kindergarten I was acutely aware of how different I was. In my … Continue reading Why did I write The Shyness Guide?
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