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Is the new autism strategy any good?
For the full strategy, please click here If you’re based in the England, you may be aware of ‘The National Strategy For Autistic Children, Young People and Adults 2021 to 2026.’ Basically, it’s the government’s plan to make our (autistic) lives better for the next 5 years and address the barriers we experience. The big…
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Things that I thought were social anxiety but turned out to be autism
I‘d plan out social situations in advance, so I didn’t mess them up. /1 I pretended to be somebody else whenever I was around other people for my safety /2 Not knowing when to join conversations and by the time you’re about to contribute, the conversation has moved on. /3 Laughing along to fit in socially without actually…
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Why I view my neurodivergence as a disability
If you have been following me on social media for a while, you probably think I see my multiple forms of neurodivergence as a positive thing. That would be correct, but that doesn’t mean I still experience challenges living in this neurotypical world. Although I don’t view myself as deficient, I do consider myself disabled.…
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Why travelling solo is liberating for me as an autistic
One thing I’ve been fortunate enough to do is to travel, and in my late teens, I discovered the joys of travelling by myself rather than with a group of people. I was talking about this recently, and many autistic people were interested, so I thought I’d write my next blog post about it. With…
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Autism, ARFID and my relationship with food
TW: Eating disorder Intro My relationship with food has always been complicated, and my autism is undoubtedly part of why very few people, (including professionals) struggle to understand why. This post is a topic I’m particularly cautious about writing publicly as I have faced so much stigma, judgement, and ableism regarding my diet. However, it’s…
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How do I feel about birthdays?
Since being active online in autistic spaces, I noticed varying opinions regarding people’s birthdays. This got me thinking about my own birthday in a few days time, but the question is, do I enjoy them or even look forward to them? The simple answer is yes (although in the last few years I’m not so…
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Why I thought I had borderline before discovering I was autistic and had ADHD.
Some autistic people have borderline personality disorder (BPD) sometimes also referred to as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). However, there are some autistic people whose autism is not recognised and doctors think it’s BPD instead. Many autistic people receive the incorrect diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) before discovering it’s unrecognised autism. In 2018 I…
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Why I identify with PDA as part of my autism
Now, I’ve talked a lot about how my masking made me become a people pleaser to extremes and how I was the shy, quiet student who always followed the rules at school. The type of child an old school behaviour focused teacher would describe as a ‘Model student.’ So if you’ve been following me on…
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Signs of my ADHD that I did not realise were my ADHD
I’ve written up my ADHD thread as a blog post. If you relate to many of these signs and it impacts your life significantly the it might be worth doing some research into ADHD (please note this is not a diagnostic tool and is purely based on my lived experience). There is info at the…
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Quiet hyperactive ADHD, seven ways I experience it.
When I received my ADHD diagnosis, I wasn’t surprised as I had related to other people’s lived experiences a lot. However, I was convinced that my ADHD was only inattentive. Still, it turned out I have combined ADHD (both inattentiveness and hyperactive). that surprised me as I was never the child bouncing around the classroom…
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Sarah Boon 