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‘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.

“It’s not about how you throw the ball, but how many pins you can knock over”  – An Absolutely Unnecessary Bowling Metaphor

December 12, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

I realised it was okay to work with what I have, rather than trying to work with what other people expected me to have.

Quiet Carriages are an Autistic lifeline. Please don’t take them away.

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / 3 Comments

Quiet carriages are absolutely a lifeline for disabled people like myself. Some days they are the only reason I have the emotional energy to succeed at work.

Autistic ‘Success’: Redefining The Neurotypical Narrative

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

The definition of success seems to depend very much on the frame that you're looking at it through. And the frame of my 'success' is the neurotypical gaze. 

‘My Working Memory Isn’t Working’: autism, forgetfulness and executive dysfunction

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

My brain is juggling so many things, and if you throw something else at me without warning, the likelihood is that I'm going to miss it altogether or drop it before its first rotation is complete. 

My Autistic Headcanons (and why I prefer them to most ‘actually autistic’ characters)

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / 3 Comments

These characters were my very own line-up of autistic headcanons. And I identified more with them than I did with the very few characters who were written as 'autistic' from the beginning.

An Autistic Guide to Navigating the Workplace

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / 1 Comment

My journey is my journey alone- but I hope that there are some elements of what I have learned that can help. 

My Memory is Full of Empty Spaces

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

I don't remember much of my childhood. Is this an 'autism' thing, or an 'everyone else experiences this but I can't read or replicate their bullshit' thing?

An Autistic Guide To Navigating Drinks-With-Friends 

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

I have a major personal conundrum: I enjoy spending time with people I like, but I have a severely limited supply of social energy to do so.

Aspects of Ace? – Asexual Awareness Week

October 26, 2017 / QueerlyAutistic / Leave a comment

I didn't want to be asexual. I didn't realise that I didn't have to relinquish my beloved bisexual identity in order to make some space for this little bit of ace. 

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