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  • AuDHD and my experiences of monotropism

    *Please not I am speaking entirely from personal experiences and not seeking to make universal claims about autism, ADHD, AuDHD and monotropism  Monotropism is a theory that was created by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson to describe autistic people’s experiences when it comes to attention. Those who are monotropic seem to be able to hyperfocus…

  • The Impact of Labels: Why Autism and ADHD Matter

    And what the Age of Diagnosis got wrong! There is a lot of fear mongering around people identifying with autism and ADHD as labels. It’s been going on in the media for a while now, but it’s been amplified with the recent publication of the book ‘Age of Diagnosis’. The author questions the rising diagnosis…

  • Why I See My Autism as a Disability, Not a Disorder

    There’s a lot of talk when it comes to autism and language. It’s a conversation I engage a lot in too, sometimes by choice but other times by necessity. However, one thing people struggle to understand is that I consider my autism a disability, but not a disorder. It’s probably best to start with explaining…

  • New Sims 4 Autism Mod Review

    *Please note some of the language used in this mod conflicts with my own views. I do not support disorder and deficit based narratives of autism. These terms will only be used when I am directly quoting from the mods description and content* So several years ago now I came across an autism mod and…

  • Spectrum 10K Has Been Stopped: So Why Am I Still Worried?

    Since the second it was announced back in 2021 now, Spectrum 10K has been a controversial study to say the least, with many autistic people worried about the wider ramification if it went ahead. Many of us spoke out, started boycott campaigns and even protested over the study.  When reading the initial launch of the…

  • Why Social Skills Training Fails Autistic People

    For several decades now, many have sold the idea that autistic people need “social skills training” in order to “overcome” social “deficits”. While there is no denying that as autistic people, we have differences in social communication which often creates additional challenges in our daily lives, I don’t believe that social skills training is the…

  • Avoiding Ableism Towards Your Autistic Family Members This Christmas

    Christmas is supposed to be a happy and joyful time for all at the end of each calendar years. However, when you’re autistic this can be more challenging as Christmas is often filled with social norms that are not accessible for us. Personally, I enjoy Christmas overall, but there are certainly parts of Christmas I…

  • Opinion: Is Elphaba in Wicked autistic?

    CW: Spoilers  Wicked seems to be dominating the conversation online. Rightly so, I saw the film yesterday and it’s truly a masterpiece (I don’t say that lightly either).  One conversation I have seen in several places on the internet is if Elphaba is autistic? I had been aware of people asking this question for a…

  • AuDHD and why is decision making so hard! 

    I consider myself an autonomous person, and it’s something I value greatly and wouldn’t trade it for anything. I wouldn’t want anybody else making my decisions for me. However, that doesn’t automatically translate to decision making being a straightforward process for myself as my neurodivergence can make this more complicated. Let me give you an…

  • My experience of autistic burnout

    Increasingly over the past few years, there have been more conversations about autistic burnout which is great to see, as still can be easily misunderstood. I experienced my worst autistic burnout before I even knew I was autistic, and ultimately this burnout was one of the factors that led to the discovery I was autistic…