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. View this post on Instagram Took a walk to the seafront and built pebble towers as the sun set. (Videos in stories if you like your waves moving. ) *Deep […]
Thinking of self
November 18, 2018 By 1 Comment
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 […]
Managing hashimotos, sciatica, anxiety and depression while autistic.
November 4, 2018 By 2 Comments
For world autism awareness/acceptance day, read autistic writers!
April 2, 2018 By 5 Comments
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 […]
Autism is
April 1, 2018 By 1 Comment
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 […]
Big details, small picture.
September 21, 2017 By 2 Comments
What’s it all for?
September 18, 2017 By 6 Comments
When I started blogtember, it was to kick start my writing again. And it’s worked – I’ve blogged every day in September. It also hasn’t worked, because sitting at the kitchen table at 11 o clock at night, drooping with tiredness and yet not willing to go to bed because I haven’t blogged isn’t doing […]
How do you deal with change when it’s you that’s changing?
July 20, 2017 By 14 Comments
I’ve been writing on this blog for 14 years. If you’ve been reading as long, you’ve travelled a moderately bumpy road with me – childbirth and rearing, pregnancy, lost pregnancies, in and out of work and career changes, my sister’s death, a move to a whole different county. More recently there’s been the autism thing […]
Autistic burnout/ regression/ inertia – it’s not just me.
April 27, 2017 By 7 Comments
A few weeks ago on twitter, I put out the following tweet Looking for resources on autistic inertia, burnout, regression particularly with reference to late diagnosis. Grateful for RTs — Jax Blunt (@liveotherwise) April 9, 2017 [Text reads: Looking for resources on autistic inertia, burnout, regression particularly with reference to late diagnosis. Grateful for RTs.] […]
The Penalty area by Alain Gillot (translated by Howard Curtis)
February 23, 2017 By 4 Comments
Buy at Amazon (affiliate) A heart-warming novel about overcoming adversity, making human connections, and football. Vincent once had a shot at becoming a professional soccer player but a career-ending knee injury put an end to his dreams. A tough kid from a poor family, he has become an emotionally cut-off man with frustrated hopes and […]
