<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Living Amongst Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perspective of one member of the last lost generation of autism: Jim Jacobson]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/list</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:26:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amongsthumans.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Talkin' 'bout My Degeneration]]></title><description><![CDATA[A speculation on becoming more than I am as my brain becomes less than it is]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/talkin-bout-my-degeneration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f360b6f07c0a1337b5e27d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:54:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_b42c14f055f34ba6800ff74296516e78~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_950,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secure Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is loneliness and what purpose does it serve? What is it like to never be lonely? An Autistic point of view.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/secure-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69011489db647af5d949e230</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_1d7516addbf64116aa480334dc5dab02~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read my commitment to writing again for Living Amongst Humans. 

I discuss the hiatus, my return, and what to expect from me in the future.

I will continue to focus on Autism, bringing into the conversation what I have learned over the years while living amongst humans.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/hello-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e2b90600b81c65ce4ee443</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:11:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_4b4b862667a04736b15092456cf4d5af~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_339,h_361,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infographic - The Autism Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autism is often identified as an epidemic. This graphic looks at the reality behind the autism epidemic and not just the hype.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/infographic-the-autism-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e19e448a08cc770365c869</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_3e5924d17d72470b99c180077fa9b382~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holding On For Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doug was my voice.
He was my heart.  
I was his mind.  
He was brave and brash.  
I figured things out.  
I held him when he took his life.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/holding-on-for-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0729f8183e2492927936</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 20:03:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_f7adf73f326b4264866030688e059b14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_488,h_418,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Memoriam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sherell Jacobson. November 3, 1928 - July 23, 2017]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/in-memoriam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0729f8183e2492927937</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:02:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_8ed41266c6ef4f9fbc6aeb1d528cd8f7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Conversation with a Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim, I just finished reading "Letting Him Out." I'm sorry you've suffered for decades, protecting that little autistic boy inside you. But I'm glad you're considering letting him out of that walled prison you've kept him in all these years. I like knowing the real you.

Thank you, but I don't get enough credit for how well I've done without him. I've accomplished a lot — so much that people don't recognize the sacrifices I've made. They can't see my deep scars. It is so tiring, still. ]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/a-conversation-with-a-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0729f8183e2492927938</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_b9c5670bb3914843aaf1c2c507be0903~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Shame]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have cursed myself, as a matter of survival. As a child, walking past a table of classmates in the cafeteria, and hearing their mocking laughter, I avoided emotional collapse only by — paradoxically — supporting the claims of my tormentors. I distracted myself from their words by doubling down with internal, vile self-indictment. Somehow my uncontrollable mind screams were able to mask the external cruelty. ]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/what-a-shame</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f912</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:31:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_268144e051c048ea985b869b2973c5c2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Passing of a Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passing had a bad rap. The autistic survivors of lost generations need a different message: be proud. You passed to survive.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/the-passing-of-a-generation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f913</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 22:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_05b7bfa4f15d42a2b3ed5118db1a698f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mind Apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a child, I needed three skills to effectively communicate with humans. First was the physical capacity to vocalize. Check. The next requirement was a reasonable vocabulary. Roger. The last ability was putting my voice together with the right language to express myself. Two out of three ain’t bad.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/a-mind-apart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f915</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_2f306b17587a4759839387f0651a63ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infographic - Off the Spectrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of the term “Autism Spectrum” is misleading. It gives the impression that there is a single scale by which you can classify every Autistic person. This infographic shows the disorder of the Autistic Spectrum.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/infographic-off-the-spectrum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f90f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:44:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_b1d9455100be42c3ad63379b1bdeaa31~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huillo is a lucky boy. Luis is a lucky dad. And I am lucky my words brought them to me. ‪#‎todossomoshuillo‬]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/why-i-write</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f911</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:34:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_18644ed79df94b398ee3ea84ea5e1882~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Have of Late]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started writing a year ago, reaching tens of thousands, with hundreds of kind comments, exploring autism and my brand of it. I've learned a lot and have been thrilled to learn I've enriched others. I owe an explanation to those who have gracefully waited for more. Know that I haven't stopped.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/i-have-of-late</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f914</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 15:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_b679b8f646094c71b815ea55c9e66e5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infographic - What Causes Autism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[People have been searching for the cause of autism for decades.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/infographic-what-causes-autism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f90e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:07:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_00ed46a6bf25453aa30691ee5cd55316~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed Doubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A neurodiverse relationship can be challenging. And rewarding. Can a man struggling to find himself discover extra-ordinary love in a world of humans?  ]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/mixed-doubles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f917</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2015 21:34:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_27cb376a564940da9958666c9018a288~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infographic - The Autistic Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compare the clinical or parental viewpoint on the left, used to diagnose a child with a particular disorder, with the right side which represents the innate characteristics of the child, as seen from the inside. There is great value in early diagnosis. Treatment is an essential element of care and improves the lives of many autistic children, but that doesn’t change who they are.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/infographic-the-autistic-child</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68defd0c1bafb97a9dc66f44</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_ec1be04d075842d2b1485a4e7f1dca01~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was 1971. It was nearly four decades before I knew I was autistic. It was 25 years before soccer moms. It was the year, on one particular day, I discovered magic inside my brain.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/making-sense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0727c9b60ffcbec7f910</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_ea8b90ab4fa8456da02236205133b327~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_219,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Open to the Public!]]></title><description><![CDATA[There must be a reason why a private person would risk this exposure. Take an autistic trip through physical pain, vulnerability and the joy of success.]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/now-open-to-the-public</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0724f8183e2492927922</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:56:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_58ed4ab02ab2473a9d128c6bd6486664~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tune That Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quickest way to insult a person is by intentionally using the wrong name. The same applies to names for groups of people.  It is common for parents of autistic children to say that their child has autism.  They believe in putting the person first (a "person with autism") rather than leading with the ailment. There are parents who would condemn me for calling their children autistic. I'm not. I'm talking about me. Calling me a person with autism contradicts my reality. Here's why...]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/tune-that-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0724f8183e249292791c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:53:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/280faa_be79dd2548314f0487f2bf71c14e70cf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_582,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Listening?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An autistic person compensates for the lack of natural social processing built into the brain]]></description><link>https://www.amongsthumans.com/post/are-you-listening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf0724f8183e249292791b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:11:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba1d_19a4a93ccb6f4d30b057fce4680c813d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_918,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ᴶⁱᵐ</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>