I am autistic

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

Last week, I talked about the myth ‘everyone’s a little autistic,’ and why this is untrue. I explained that there is a difference between having autistic traits and having an autistic brain. In this blog post, I am going to explore this further and have a look at the idea that the autism spectrum is… 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. Here, I break down 5 myths about autism that I have heard before. Myth No. 1 Everyone’s a little autistic.  No, they’re not.… Read more

Hello! My name is monkey. Monkey is my toy, and I would say he is a very important part of my personality – so it felt right to include him in my blog. I have kept the fact that I have a soft toy called monkey very private, due to a fear of embarrassment. I have had many… Read more