Tag: autism spectrum disorder
An ode to scarves and survival
In the end, there was simply too much to talk about. So I’ve decided to talk about scarves.
The Autistic Hive Mind (or the inconvenient lack thereof)
I hate to burst anyone’s bubbles, but I do not speak for the Autistic community.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye…
I sobbed as I delivered my speech. It was so cliche, I might as well have broken into a teary rendition of ‘For Good’. But it was all true.
Let’s talk about ‘Quiet Zones’
I don’t want to be an interfering busybody lecturing on the rules of the train carriage, but I’d rather be that than the meltdown monster I become when it all gets too much.
‘But what if they’re dead?’ – catastrophisation and the anxiety of loss
Sometimes, when I wake up at night and my dogs are lying around me, I have to reach out and check they are still breathing.
Dear Mrs O – a letter to my teachers
I trust you will share this with the others, as they need to see this as well. You were not the only one. Not by a long way.
Holy Oxymoron, Batman!
I had a good day yesterday. I also had a meltdown in public yesterday. Holy oxymoron, Batman!
The language of ‘functionality’ does not function
I have been told that I am a ‘high-functioning’ Autistic. 90% of the time this is a last ditch attempt to try and get me to stop talking.
Bees In My Brain – on autism, anxiety and reaching breaking point
Do you ever feel like someone has dropped a box of bees in your brain?