Blogs by Charlie

  • Meme competition results

    This is the winning meme so far. Thanks, Stevo Autistic Surplus  When I went to my GP with a list of my autistic traits and asking to be referred for an autism assessment, he thought it sounded like borderline personality disorder and referred me to a psychiatrist. Fortunately, she recognised I was autistic (although Read more

  • High-functioning, my arse!

    Lessons learned from yesterday’s London trip: 1) I cannot cope with the overwhelming noise of a protest without ear defenders. Another protester lent me his for a few minutes when I was noticeably struggling and wincing. The relief was incredible! I could still hear the person talking to me, but the other conflicting noises – Read more

  • Living with Autism and ADHD

    My name is Charlie. I live with Autism and ADHD. Autism is an over-sensitive, fussy, neurotic, control freak. For her, everything must be just right. ADHD is an anxious, disorganised, hot-headed, rejection-sensitive, unreasonable, gobshite. They both cause many sleepless nights. But I love and accept them both, I have to really. I AM AuDHD, they Read more

  • World Suicide Prevention Day 2023

    Trigger warning: suicide Short video about how suicides are very often bolts from the blue, and not predicted by surviving close family and friends. This point was my take-home from a local Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide support group. Now, I’m not saying that suicide prevention measures are totally futile; I am saying they need Read more

  • Imagining how I must be feeling

    No, I’m not going to try and explain my experiences and reactions in a short blog post. I was just reflecting about how often I hear these well-meaning phrases, and I wanted to answer some frequently asked questions in a blog: “I can’t imagine what you’re going through / how you’re feeling” Ok, well don’t Read more

  • AIM for the Rainbow updates!

    Exciting updates from AIM for the Rainbow, the queer volunteer team within Autistic Inclusive Meets 🌈🌈 Here is the recording from our live streamed update:https://www.youtube.com/live/jCEibIYPqbM?si=v_Q-g9Q1h5alfTlg Hosted by Emergent Divergence: The neurodivergent ramblings of David Gray-Hammond joined by me Ausome Charlie with Erin Ekins Queerly Autistic and Katie Munday Autistic and living the dream. We explain Read more