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Loving Mr (not ) Spock: I am not Spock -revisited

(This is an extended update of my earlier article from June 2024, “I am autistic, but I am not Spock”)

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11h ago

Autism: it’s not just social communication, but being lost in translation!

Oh the joys of the English Language! No wonder there is so much confusion and miscommunication . Autistic people, like me, are not alone…

1d ago

Autism: it’s not just social communication, but being lost in translation!

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5 Things that I wish neurotypical people wouldn’t say to me :

I have been unwell for much of this year, I have not posted articles for a while. April is World Autism Acceptance Month so today is a…

2d ago

5 Things that I wish neurotypical people wouldn’t say to me :

2d ago

183,733 people waiting for an autism assessment in the UK!

When delivering training or presentations, many people ask me how long the waiting period for an autism diagnosis is. Today, I received…

Jun 29, 2024

183,733 people waiting for an autism assessment in the UK!

Jun 29, 2024

Ask Listen Do: Oliver’s Story

I have now co-delivered nearly 150 sessions of either Tier 1 or Tier 2 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disabilities…

Jun 21, 2024

Ask Listen Do: Oliver’s Story

Jun 21, 2024

I am autistic, but I am not Spock!!

I have just read a quite disturbing post from a fellow autistic which appears to perpetuate the myth that we autistics are unfeeling…

Jun 21, 2024

Jun 21, 2024

Welcoming and including Autistic People into Your Church

“Help! There’s an autistic person in our congregation!”

Jun 17, 2024

Welcoming and including Autistic People into Your Church

Jun 17, 2024

Autism is NOT a Mental Health Disorder-Rethinking mental health legislation (revised and updated…

FOREWORD:

Feb 16, 2024

Feb 16, 2024

Perplexing presentations, FII or genuinely complex condition?

Being a parent of a child with a special educational need , including autism can be stressful at times, but even more so if your child…

Nov 28, 2023

Perplexing presentations, FII or genuinely complex condition?

Nov 28, 2023

How effective are universities in supporting the needs of autistic students?

According to Irvine and Macleod (2022), the numbers of autistic students who disclosed their diagnosis to UK universities has “grown…

Aug 30, 2023

How effective are universities in supporting the needs of autistic students?

Aug 30, 2023

The Autistic Carer-I am Wired4Autism !

The Autistic Carer-I am Wired4Autism !

Actually autistic, speaker, trainer and advocate. I provide autistic-led training and development programmes and professional 1:1 advice and support.

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