Blogs by Charlie

  • Happy birthday ADHZee

    It is my daughter Zee’s 15th birthday today. She is diagnosed autistic, and self-identified with ADHD (lost in some endless NHS waiting list). Zee loves baking, and one of her presents was a huge bottle of vanilla extract. “I must bake cupcakes immediately” she said. She made the cake mixture, was about to put the Read more

  • Enjoying looking through old blogs

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  • Order and chaos in our AuDHD household

    You might recall, I shared a couple of extracts from my school reports for ADHD Awareness Month. Some of you may be surprised I still have them, that they were not lost years ago. I found my school reports quite by chance, in the bottom of an old carrier bag full of jumbled up photos, Read more

  • Blue Pumpkins… Just don’t

    Considering buying a blue pumpkin for your autistic child this Halloween? Just don’t. It is not fair to disclose their neurotype to complete strangers in this way, and ‘other’ them. On the unlikely off-chance they get shamed by somebody answering the door, for not communicating as expected, or not being dressed up enough, then here Read more

  • Personal brand or persona

    My take on the conversation about ‘personal brand’. In my view, this is much the same as our ‘persona’, i.e., the public face we present to the world, to project a certain image, to present ourselves in a positive light. Creating a personal brand can help us gain influence, power, and market share. Personal brand Read more

  • Exclusion from University

    I have been watching TEDx talks on YouTube recently, especially from other neurodiversity advocates in the UK. My most shout-out-loud relatable moment yet was from Alex Partridge. Like Alex, I also experienced my parents turning up unexpectedly at my student accommodation bearing a recorded delivery letter confirming I had been excluded from university. For me, Read more