Autism and Friendship – Flying Into The Windowpane
For some of us with autism, pursuing a friendship beyond the surface superficialities imposed by polite society is fraught with difficulty and self-doubt.
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism”
It took 25 years, 5 psychiatrists, 4 diagnoses and a string of shortsighted doctors before someone realised the issue was autism – and that someone was Me.
Growing Up Girl: Sexual Assault As Standard
As the world opens up for men it shrinks for women, to a space the exact size of your body and no more. Because, first and foremost, a body is all you are.
Why An Autism Diagnosis Is Like Finding Out You’re Adopted
Getting a diagnosis is like finding out you’re adopted – it’s not that you’re odd and don’t fit in, you’re just part of a different family.
Adult Autism: Is That A Thing?
If people realised how hard autistics have to work to connect, they’d understand… empathy is a two-way street.
How People With Autism Fake It
Recently, the mere anticipation of writing has resulted in instant mental paralysis, until this morning when I spilt an entire cup of coffee - the second in a fortnight. To put it succinctly, I lost my shit.
Doing Autism Differently
With a lump in my throat I described my beautiful, clever, mischievous daughter and discussed all the ways we could help make her future the antithesis of my past.
Accepting Disability – A Work In Progress
I don’t need to take on the responsibility for changing other people’s misconceptions. Learning to be honest and authentic - standing in my own truth – is more important right now.
Hypomania: riding the bipolar high
These days when I relax in shavasana at the end of yoga the tears flowing into my ears are from an excess of joy not sorrow...
Blame It On The Bipolar
How much of my father’s behaviour was a result of his illness, and how much was his real personality?
