Explaining thinking in pictures from an asd point of view
This wee unique feature of being neurodiverse constantly keeps tripping me up. On ‘neurodiversity celebration week’ I thought I’d give it a shot explaining this to you neuro-typicals!
Continue reading “Autism: the meaning of ‘thinking in pictures’”Sound sensitivity is a fairly common problem for people with autism. Until relatively recently I had no idea that my experience was not everyone else’s experience.
Continue reading “About sound sensitivity: my autistic experience”I got my autism diagnosis in my early 40’s. Prior to that I had been an autism specialist teacher for many years. You would think that made me an expert in my own autism wouldn’t you? Well nope, it didn’t.
Continue reading “Being Autistic: the challenge of explaining and understanding how you feel”Sometimes poetry happens for me on the spur of the moment. No one real topic, just a collection of incidents that lead me down a path.
Continue reading “Poem: Don’t Pretend”
