15th May 2018 This week is Mental Health Awareness week so I thought I would write something on this important topic. It is such a huge subject. Also, with the fact that I had written a few blogs about my recent mental health training, I was a little unsure what to write about. Almost every […]
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5th May 2018 The dictionary meaning of the word cliché is “1. a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. 2. a stereotype”. Within the history of Autism unfortunately there are a lot of stereotypes that suggest the average Autistic is male, a genius, loves mathematics, is obsessed about space
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29th April 2018 TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, Anxiety, Depression Welcome to Part 2 of my blog about the Mental Health Awareness Course that I have now attended and completed, making me a Mental Health First Aid (MFHA) Champion! So how was the actual course? Overall, it was excellent. From an Autistic point of view, the group
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22nd April 2018 Trigger warning – depression, suicide Next week I will be attending a “Mental Health Awareness” course with St John Ambulance and so I thought it would be interesting to do a two part blog. This is the first part in which I am going to talk about why I am doing the
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15th April 2018 I love the music of movie scores. I am not a classical music fan per se, but there is something about a piece of music written for a film that really piques my interest. Last night I was privileged to attend a concert by the Halle Orchestra, called “Classic Movie Thrillers” where they
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7th April 2018 I am always keen to increase my knowledge and understanding of Autism, both from a personal level as an Autistic, and from the point of view of other people. We all know the saying that “if you have met one person on the Autistic Spectrum, then you have met one person on
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1st April 2018 Warning this blog contains spoilers… before reading just go and watch all three videos if you haven’t already seen them. They are only on about a minute each and will make reading this blog much more relevant. They can be found on the national Autistic Website and their YouTube channel. http://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/tmi/about.aspx As this week
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18th March 2018 It doesn’t matter if you are Autistic or Neurotypical, we all have so called “Heroes and Heroines”. People that we respect for one reason or another. People that have inspired us and impressed us in their lives to the point of admiration. When thinking about this I realised that you can perhaps
11th March 2018 Warning! This blog contains a first person description of somebody experiencing extreme anxiety during a day. I want this blog to be a bit different. One of the things I find difficult to explain to Neurotypicals is how changes in my environment can make me feel anxious. These changes can be very
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4th March 2018 Warning may contain spoilers! I have just finished reading the book “Going Underground” by Michael Leese which is a great novel with an Autistic lead character. The story revolves around a billionaire, who at the start of the book has disappeared leaving, as the back of the book says, “No body. No ransom.
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