Category: Neurodivergence Late Dx
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A year to clear what’s holding you back….
I bought a course under this name from DailyOm years ago. As I often do with these things, I started out with the best of intentions. I kept a journal. It lasted 3 days. Which is longer than quite a lot of them, to be fair. Over the years, I’ve started and abandoned so many…
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Neurodivergence on page and screen – Like a Curse and A Kind of Spark from Elle McNicoll
Although Smallest and Tigerboy are now 13 and 11, I still read to them every night. It’s a really nice way to round off the day, and we’ve enjoyed a lot of different books that way. Recently we read Like a Curse, the sequel to Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll from the pioneering KnightsOf.…
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Did I mention that I’m tired?
I am tired. I went to the physio today, as advised by the GP two weeks ago, to request referral to the hand therapy team. The physio thinks the GP is supposed to do that referral, and also that the meds change could take months to make a difference. And I tried to point out…
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A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll – an #ownvoices review
Disclosure – I was sent a proof of this book free for review, and links may be affiliate links. There’s a trepidation in approaching a book about an autistic character when you’re autistic. What if it doesn’t describe autism the way you experience it? What if you’re going to have to spend the next however…
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Pebble by pebble.
One year ago, I took myself to the doctors, thinking I was having a resurgence of the anxiety and depression I’ve battled all my life. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbrzKVPBwuU/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=d5rxhoo9vev4 It took a while, but turned out the problem was actually an underactive thyroid, I wrote about it a couple weeks ago. So what’s the problem now? Because I’m…
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Thinking of self
Over on twitter today I’ve been involved in a fab conversation with lots of other autistic adults. People have been discussing how they felt post diagnosis, which, particularly for those of us with late dx, can be a whole complicated bunch of things. And then people have gone on to talk about special interests and…
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Managing hashimotos, sciatica, anxiety and depression while autistic.
When I wrote my cheery reintroduction post the other day, it felt like I ignored a pretty big elephant in the room. This is the other side of me, the bit that I don’t usually brag about. It’s hard to know how far to go back with all of this. And this isn’t a pity…
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For world autism awareness/acceptance day, read autistic writers!
If you want to learn about autism, the best way is to read the people who are autistic. Not people imagining what it’s like and writing about it. So for world autism awareness/acceptance day, a list of autistic authors/artists/writers/bloggers. This will obviously not be comprehensive, please feel free to add your own favourites in the…
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Autism is
A question? An answer. Often argument or debate. An explanation. A reason. But not an excuse. The shared love of time contemplating a dust mote in light. Another perspective on a complex world. Finally friends found who just get it, through a lifetime of not quite there, and confused mixed messages. Passion and love and…
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Big details, small picture.
One of the screener questions used in the pre autism diagnosis questionnaire is whether you’re a big picture or a small details person. I have no idea how to answer that question. As I’m sure I’ve written before (although I can’t put my cursor on where or when to link) when I was a systems…