I intend to use this blog as a platform to share my story and be the resource I was searching for during my own diagnosis. I hope that my posts will be relatable to those also on the spectrum and provide neurotypicals with an inside eye on life with Autism.
I think I’ve spent my entire life telling people I’m tired. Family, friends, work colleagues. healthcare professionals: whenever I’m asked how I’m feeling my response is “I’m tired”. I sometimes get the impression people think I’ve merely had a bad night’s sleep or I need to go to bed earlier. It’s more than that though …
One thing which I really struggled to get my head around - and I still find a struggle - is cooking. I was lucky growing up that my Mum took on the job of preparing and cooking us healthy meals 3 times a day. This meant that for a long time I didn't have to …
I wrote the below poem which has been chosen to be included in my local council's Autism Awareness training programme. I feel a sense of real achievement when my campaigning gets acknowledged, it encourages me to keep speaking openly about my life experiences as an Autistic adult. I aim to continue documenting my journey; this …
This month's post is slightly different. Megan, who is the author of the blog 'From an Autistic Point of View' reached out to me and asked if we could collaborate. I read a few of her blog posts and was confident that we were both trying to achieve the same outcome from our posts; raising …
Hospitals are unsettling environments for most people. They’re associated with a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety. For myself, they also mean piercing bright lights, pungent smells, headache-inducing electrical buzzing and beeping sounds from machines and too many people rushing down corridors. In my previous experience there has rarely been a calming moment in a hospital …
You don't seem Autistic? 