I am autistic

The medical and social models of disability are two different ways disabilities can be viewed. In short, the medical model sees disability as a problem with the individual – whereas the social model sees barriers from an inaccessible society instead. As a society, we seem to be moving towards a future of the social model, Read more

In the last couple of years, I have noticed the word neurodivergent come into common language. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it; I don’t have a black and white relationship with the term. So, in this blog post, I am going to explore my feelings to the word.  For context: the definition Read more

I have found that there can be a lot of misinformation out there around autism, and that can be harmful to the way you view autistic people and how you support them. After my previous blog post about autism myths, a couple of people got in touch and shared the myths that they had heard. Read more

I love Christmas, and I think this is partly due to my autism. The extreme joy; the special-interest related gifts; the break from the usual pressures of life… However, Christmas tends to bring its own set of pressures, and it can be a very difficult time for autistic individuals to navigate. Below, I have listed Read more

As a child, I didn’t feel that different from others my age. Many autistic people describe feeling like an alien, and thinking they were “odd” from a very young age. For me, it was only when it came to the teenage years that I first realised that I was different. When I started high school, Read more

Being autistic, I like facts – so contradictions, as you can imagine, are had to deal with. But my life is full of contradictions.  I struggle with having the coordination to tie my shoelaces – but I’ve played football at a high level. I have social anxiety – but I write a blog and have Read more