Blogs by Charlie

  • My normal face, deal with it

    I’m at a gig with my husband (he’s in a bunch of bands). I’m sitting or standing or dancing on my own, but I’m not a pity party, I’m fine. My evening is getting ruined by a pissed woman (presumably neurotypical) who keeps constantly coming up to me and asking me if I’m ok. She Read more

  • Email auto-signature

    I’d like to amend my auto-signature to this: Charlie (Ausome) Hart (she/they)HR Analyst and Neurodiversity AdvocatePhone number: Er, noMotto: I make no apology for my neurology #DifferentIsOK #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #MakeNoApologyForYourNeurology Read more

  • Persons with disabilities… Urgh

    On this “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” I’d just like to highlight that this sort of language is unnecessary and stigmatising Note: As always, this is my personal take on this, I’m not speaking on behalf of my employer. There is nothing wrong with being disabled. The vast majority of us disabled people prefer Read more

  • Anti-bullying week

    #AntiBullyingWeek Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me… According to bullies over the years, this is me: Ugly Four-eyes Rubber-lips Square Dork Greebo Loser Slag Arrogant Mental Deluded… Unkind words hurt like a thousand cuts. Cuts that might seem superficial, but the wounds can be deep. They may never Read more

  • Coming out story

    #NationalComingOutDay I was sixteen when I first concluded that I was bi (thanks, Winona Ryder). I was open about this with my best friend, and my boyfriend at the time, but I was too embarrassed to discuss it with my family or wider social circle. However, the truth did come out during a sixth form Read more

  • Neurotypical parents of neurodivergent kids

    Unpopular opinion. Sorry, not sorry 🤷‍♀️ These are my thoughts about proud parents of neurodivergent kids… but parents who describe themselves as neurotypical, or think of themselves as “normal”. Neurodevelopmental conditions are hereditary. They LITERALLY RUN IN YOUR FAMILY! If your kids are ND, then you the parents are almost certainly ND as well. Yes, Read more