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.
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I Would Have Taken A Cure – Which Is Why We Must Stop Looking For One
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.
The Disabled Dog and The Autistic Blogger
He goes through so much and is still the happiest creature. It's like we were meant to find each other. We both struggle. And we know how to look after each other.
‘Autistic’ Is Not An Insult
I will not stand by and watch the bastardisation of a word that is part of my very definition.
Quiet Carriages are an Autistic lifeline. Please don’t take them away.
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.
‘My Working Memory Isn’t Working’: autism, forgetfulness and executive dysfunction
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.
An Autistic Guide to Navigating Transport Issues
It was a crushing, overpopulated corner of hell, and I promised myself I would never go into the situation again unarmed.
Sorry Not Sorry
I feel obliged to give constant apologies for existing as a neurodiverse person in a neurotypical world.
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.
“They live in me…” an autistic volunteer’s experience at The Lion King: Autism Friendly Performance
I will sing along, I will woop, I will clap, I will beat the arms of my seat - so to be able to both watch and join in this experience, without fear of judgement or backlash, brought a tear to my eye.
