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Thinking Of Us All – Disability Day of Mourning

March 1, 2019 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

Society does not treat disabled people with the compassion, respect or listening ear with which it treats our abusers.

#DoctorsAreDickheads isn’t attacking the NHS – it’s giving it an opportunity

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

These hashtags should not be seen as harmful to the NHS. Instead, they should be seen as an opportunity to listen to patients, listen to disability activists, and instigate reform that could change the NHS for the better.

Johnny Partridge’s Stripped: Inspiring Me To #TakeTheMaskOff

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

After the dim spiral I had been on in the previous months, which I now recognise as a mixture of depression, and anxiety, and the last sputterings of autistic burnout, this show was exactly what I needed to see.

“Apology Not Accepted” – The Shadow of Section 28

May 27, 2018June 5, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

We are expected to accept their apologies with grace and forgiveness, as if the damage can be  swept away with the benevolence of our queer absolution.

The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer Is Out – and I have some feelings

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

The trailer for the Queen biopic is out . So are the criticisms. And I have a few things I would like to say.

I Would Have Taken A Cure – Which Is Why We Must Stop Looking For One

May 14, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

I shudder at the thought of it being an option to other vulnerable young autistic people, never giving them the chance they deserve to come through it and learn a sense of pride in who they are. 

Autism Awareness vs Autism Acceptance

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

'Autism Awareness' has been created without autistic people, and even though the door is being nudged open to let us in, we're still stuck at the back of the room whilst the rich powerful neurotypical people hog the stage

What’s the Key to Autistic and Neurotypical Cooperation? Consent. 

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

Cooperation between autistic and neurotypical people is important. But we must be vigilant against the attitude that autistic people are obligated to educate.

‘Are You Autistic?’ – Adventures In Filming for Channel 4

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

A year ago, I had the privilege of joining three other autistic women to film a segment for a Channel 4 documentary.

Ruminations at a Graveside: Autistic Curiosity on Death and Dying

March 18, 2018March 19, 2018 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

Because we live in a culture that doesn't talk about death, I am innately curious. It's the ultimate unspoken thing -final, unchangeable, ridiculous - that my brain wants to unpack and understand.

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