25th February 2018 Anti-depressants have been in the news this week following a major study that states that they do in fact actually work. Well, I’m sure that all the people that have used anti-depressants for depression, anxiety and other mental health issues already knew this. As someone who has taken anti-anxiety medication through various
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11th February 2018 At work I listen to a lot of podcasts and radio programmes. They help me to focus and can help to block out distractions, plus I really enjoy them. By far one of my favourites is the BBC Ouch Podcast. The programme is basically all about disability issues, including mental health discussion and
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6th February 2018 It might be a bit cliché but I love maths. Especially geometry, although I enjoy dabbling in all aspects of mathematics. Currently I am reading a book which involves the mathematics behind statistics and how they are used. This got me thinking about where statistics are used when discussing Autism. This includes
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28th January 2018 Spoiler alert – this will either put you off food or make you hungry…. Let’s talk about food. It is well documented across the Autistic community that many Autistics struggle with food, especially when at a younger age. It is also common to find digestive problems amongst us too. I was no
18th January 2018 So what are special interests? A special interest can be anything that an Autistic is very passionate about. They can be common things which are considered mainstream hobbies, such as stamp collecting, model building, television programmes that would be carried out by Neurotypicals too. Or they can be more eccentric activities like collecting
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7th January 2018 So it seems lately that I keep being told the phrase “Well, everyone is on the Autistic Spectrum aren’t they?” and so I wanted to do a blog about this one sentence. As an Autistic I do find myself feeling quite upset when I hear this, as it is a very dismissive
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6th January 2019 Last year I wrote a blog reviewing the “Quiet Hour” that Morrisons supermarket was promoting for people both on the Autistic Spectrum and those who just want a quieter shopping experience. This was a regular slot where they make changes to improve the time spent in the shop if you struggle with
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30th December 2017 Well I managed to survive Christmas and I hope that all my followers did too. Off course after Christmas comes the New Year so I thought I would just do a blog on a few New Year items, such as my plans for the website etc. To start with just a quick
23rd December 2017 With it being Christmas this week’s blog will be a shorter one, a bit personal, weird and maybe interesting. I was thinking of my Autism in terms of numbers the other day, so I thought it would be fun just to list Autistic facts about me in numbers and it might get
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17th December 2017 As an Autistic, I love repetition. As an Autistic, I love repetition. This week’s blog is all about repetition when it comes to media. By media I mean films, TV shows, music and books. It is well documented that Autistics love repetition, for example the very act of “stimming” where an Autistic
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